The IOC have announced that boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon have been dropped from the Olympic programme for LA 2028. Their places will be taken by skateboarding, surfing and climbing.
https://www.infobae.com/aroundtherings/ ... -olympics/
Boxing, weightlifting & modern Pentathlon dropped from Olympics
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Boxing, weightlifting & modern Pentathlon dropped from Olympics
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Re: Boxing, weightlifting & modern Pentathlon dropped from Olympics
"The IOC EB [Executive Board] is quite familiar with the travails of boxing and weightlifting, both troubled sports over issues such as governance, ethics, finance and doping."
So what work is the EB doing to rid the troubled IOC of issues such as governance, ethics, and finance?
So what work is the EB doing to rid the troubled IOC of issues such as governance, ethics, and finance?
Re: Boxing, weightlifting & modern Pentathlon dropped from Olympics
Cycling is still in the Olympics, right?Big Koala VI wrote:"The IOC EB [Executive Board] is quite familiar with the travails of boxing and weightlifting, both troubled sports over issues such as governance, ethics, finance and doping."
So what work is the EB doing to rid the troubled IOC of issues such as governance, ethics, and finance?
...wonder what the viewership ratings like, comparatively...