KAZAN, September 9, Vadim Kuznetsov. Former world champion according to the World Boxing Council (WBC) in the first heavyweight Grigory Drozd said that the possible non-inclusion of boxing in the program of the 2028 Olympic Games has political overtones. Boxing is not included in the preliminary program of the 2028 Olympics. The Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee will consider this issue in the first months of 2023 and then come up with a proposal to include or not include the sport. «This is one way to put pressure on Russia. The International Federation is headed by Russian Umar Kremlev, and perhaps this is an attempt by the IOC to weaken Russia as much as possible in all positions. I see this as a biased attitude towards both sports and Russian athletes. I have no other conclusions. But this situation is nonsense. This should not happen, «Drozd said. «The Olympics without boxing is not normal. Boxing «One of the oldest sports. I can't imagine the Olympics without boxing. It's the same as the Games without wrestling or athletics. It's unimaginable!» — said the boxer.
