Boxing, weightlifting in danger of losing Olympic spots

By Associated Press

Dec 11, 2021 12:05 am

GENEVA: Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were set a target of about 18 months on Thursday (Friday in Manila) to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

The governing bodies of boxing and weightlifting were described as problem children by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, who has long voiced concerns with the leadership of those sports and issues with corruption and doping.

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