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Weightlifting, boxing under review as IOC gets more power to remove sports
Updated On: 09 August, 2021 08:01 AM IST | Tokyo | AP
The IOC voted in the new powers amid prolonged issues with the leadership of weightlifting and boxing. Both sports already had their quota of athletes cut for the 2024 Paris Olympics and weightlifting could be dropped entirely.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC)gave itself more power on Sunday to remove sports from the Olympic program.
The IOC voted in the new powers amid prolonged issues with the leadership of weightlifting and boxing. Both sports already had their quota of athletes cut for the 2024 Paris Olympics and weightlifting could be dropped entirely.
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