The Olympic Games will no longer have the sport that gave Argentina the most medals

The Olympic Games will no longer have the sport that gave Argentina the most medals

October 18, 2024 – 2:56 p.m.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the decision to exclude boxing from the list of sports that will be present at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

He International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the determination to exclude boxing from the list of sports that will be present in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

After what was the confirmation of breakdancing as the first sport that will be absent from the next Olympic edition, the regulatory body for multi-sports competition added a new drop to this list since the exclusion from boxing of the Olympics after 120 uninterrupted years of presence.

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Boxing will not be in the next Olympic Games

Boxing will not be in the next Olympic Games

He IOC argues that there is a lack of a global governing body to represent and organize the participation of boxing sport. This occurs in the midst of legal disputes between the entity that regulates sports competition and the International Boxing Association (IBA)a federation from which the governing body removed 2023 the recognition reported multiple irregularities.

Furthermore, the International Olympic Committee notified that all those who remain faithful to the IBA They would be excluded from the competition.

The boxing medals that Argentina won at the Olympic Games:

This means a hard blow for Argentine sport since boxing was the discipline that gave it the most medals. In total they were 24 medals Argentina in the Olympic events as a result of seven golden, seven silver and ten bronze.

Pablo Chacon is the last one to get on the podium, taking third place in the edition of Atlanta 1996.

Source: Ambito

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