Ukraine men's and women's boxers have pulled out of the World Championships to be held in Tashkent and New Delhi respectively.
Ukraine Boxing Federation (FBU) Vice-President Oleg Ilchenko confirmed that the decision was taken because both events are being organised by International Boxing Association (IBA) led by Russia’s Umar Kremlev. As many as 9 countries have refused to participate in both events.
While the Men's championship will take place in May, the women's event will take place in India in March. IBA had last year lifted the ban on Russian and Belarusian players against the International Olympic Committee's guidance. IOC had banned the athletes from both nations following Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
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