Athletistic/ Boxing. The head of the Swedish Boxing Federation, Per-Axel Sheholm, said boxers from the Swedish national team will not compete in the same tournaments with boxers from Russia and Belarus.
“It’s totally unacceptable. One group of people stands for democracy, the other doesn’t care about democracy and goes its own way. We can’t participate in competitions where Russian and Belarusian boxers will be allowed,” he said. said Sheholm, adding that Spain and most Western Europe support Sweden and also intend to boycott the competition due to the admission of Russians and Belarusians.
On October 5, the International Boxing Association (IBA) lifted the ban on the participation of Russian and Belarusian boxers in international competitions. The current president of the association is the Russian Umar Kremlev. On May 14, 2022, he was re-elected for a new term.
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