Olympic boxing had been sanctioned by the IBA, which has recently come totally under Russian control. Russian president, Russian sponsorship, Russian headquarters. Multiple nations boycotted their last World Championships after Ukraine was banned and Russia and Belarus reinstated.
Algerian boxer beat a Russian in 2023 and was banned due to "tests" that were never made available to anyone, even the Algerian boxer.
Algerian boxer qualifies for the Olympics and no one talked about it ... until an Italian boxer takes a dive.
Algerian boxer beat a Russian in 2023 and was banned due to "tests" that were never made available to anyone, even the Algerian boxer.
Algerian boxer qualifies for the Olympics and no one talked about it ... until an Italian boxer takes a dive.