'I do not understand why they killed women's boxing,' says International Boxing Association chief Umar Kremlev of the Olympic committee amid the Paris Games gender row
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“I do not understand why they killed women’s boxing,” IBA president Umar Kremlev said. “Only eligible athletes should compete in the ring for the sake of safety. I could not look at her tears.” Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, who met IOC President Thomas Bach on Thursday, said the Italian athlete had faced a boxer who had physical advantages and it was not a fight between equals.
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