A spokesman for the International Boxing Association (AIBA) instructed PTI on Tuesday that subsequent month’s Women’s World Boxing Championships in Turkey could also be postponed because of the excessive variety of COVID-19 circumstances reported within the nation.
The resolution to postpone the championship could possibly be introduced anytime this week. The event was deliberate from 4 to 18 December in Istanbul.
AIBA spokesperson stated in a telephonic dialog with PTI-language, ‘There is a excessive likelihood that the World Championships will probably be postponed as many nations have raised objections about touring to Turkey, as a result of there may be COVID. circumstances are.
“There has already been a roundtable on this regarding AIBA President Omar Kremlev, during which many countries have expressed their apprehensions. The decision on this will be announced soon this week. We do not want a vacant area due to the pandemic,” stated the spokesperson.
The occasion could possibly be held within the first half of subsequent yr.
Turkey recorded 27,824 COVID circumstances on Monday. Due to the lethal an infection that has been wreaking havoc for the final two years, 187 folks died within the nation that day. The enhance in circumstances has been attributed to the delta model of the virus.
India was to be represented by the defending nationwide champions in all weight classes besides the 70kg class by which Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain has been given direct choice.
His direct choice has been opposed by nationwide gold winner and world youth champion Arundhati Choudhary, who has taken the matter to the Delhi High Court.
However, a postponement will, in all probability, power check bouts throughout weight classes.
For the primary time ever, AIBA introduced USD 2.4 million prize cash for medal winners in 12 weight classes.
The prize for first place has been saved at USD 100,000. The silver medalists will get USD 50,000 and each the bronze winners in every weight class will get USD 25,000 extra.
The world physique additionally introduced that the AIBA Extraordinary Congress can be held throughout the championship, and introduced main reforms to the organisation.
In July, AIBA elevated the load class for girls from 10 to 12.
The new divisions are 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 81kg and +81kg.
The world physique lately organized the boys’s world championships in Belgrade and even welcomed followers to the world.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
