
MOSCOW, Oct 7 Head of the Swedish Boxing Federation Per-Axel Sjöholm said that athletes of the national team will not participate in tournaments to which Russians and Belarusians will be allowed. The International Boxing Federation (IBA) on Wednesday announced the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus to competitions. Russian and Belarusian boxers will be able to compete in international tournaments under the flags of their countries, and if they win, national anthems will be played. «I think the same way as most sane people. That this is a scandal and this is unacceptable. Russian and Belarusian boxers. And, as far as I understand, Spain will not (send boxers) either, most of Western Europe is against it,» SVT quotes Sjoholm. re-elected for a new term.

