Ukraine has joined a rising listing of nations which have determined to boycott the Women’s Boxing World Championships to be held in New Delhi subsequent month. The war-ravaged European nation stated it had determined to tug out of the match due to the presence of boxers from Russia and Belarus. Ukraine may even not compete within the Men’s World Championship.
Ukrainian web site Saspilin Sport quoted Oleg Ilchenko, vice-president of the Boxing Federation of Ukraine (FBU), as saying that the nation’s boxers wouldn’t compete “on the same platform as athletes from the aggressor countries”.
Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The already beleaguered International Boxing Federation discovered itself in additional bother following the invasion, as it’s led by Russian official Umar Kremlev, who’s seen as an ally of Vladimir Putin.
“Our answer is clear: our athletes and representatives of the Boxing Federation of Ukraine do not perform where representatives of the aggressor countries would perform – these are Russia and Belarus,” Ilchenko had stated.
Last October, Kremlev lifted a ban on boxers from Russia and Belarus from competing below their flags in worldwide competitions, going towards suggestions from the International Olympic Committee.
The inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers has led to a number of nations pulling out of the championships. Apart from Ukraine, USA, UK, Switzerland, Poland, Netherlands, Ireland, Czech Republic, Sweden and Canada are the opposite nations which have pulled out of the Women’s World Championships, which can be held in KD from March 15 to 26. Jadhav Stadium New Delhi.
Over 350 boxers from 74 nations will participate within the occasion, which the world physique stated will double up as a qualifying occasion for the Paris Olympics, the Indian Boxing Federation stated on Wednesday.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
