Russia and Belarus athletes should be able to compete under their flag, said International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev on Friday.
The IBA lifted a ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers last October, against the International Olympic Committee's guidance following Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 last year.
"We, as an international association, must protect each athlete. And we must understand that for athletes the most important thing is when the anthem plays and when their country's flag is raised." The IBA has opened disciplinary proceedings against a total of 11 countries over their planned boycott of the world championships due to the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers.
"We have a clear regulation regarding this. If someone plans to boycott or something like that, they will face a disciplinary committee," Kremlev added.
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