The USA team refused to participate in the World Boxing Championships, where the Russian national team was supposed to fight under its own flag.
Among the reasons stated in the statement is the decision of the International Boxing Association (IBA), headed by Russian Umar Kremlev, to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes under national flags.
The Women’s World Championship will be held in Delhi from March 15-31. The men’s tournament will be held in Tashkent from May 1-14.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
Currently, the issue of the neutral return of Russian athletes to tournaments is on the agenda.
Spyros Kapralos, former president of the Greek National Olympic Committee (NOC) declarationThat his organization will not boycott the 2024 Olympics if Russian athletes participate.