IOC to rule on women's boxing

The IOC will decide in August whether to include women's boxing in the 2012 London Olympics after a request by the sport's world governing body. The IOC said it would consider the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) request and make a...

The IOC will decide in August whether to include women's boxing in the 2012 London Olympics after a request by the sport's world governing body.

The IOC said it would consider the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) request and make a recommendation to its executive board which is due to meet in Berlin.

The introduction of women's boxing, rejected in the past because of what the IOC said was a limited global appeal, does not need an IOC session approval as the sport is already on the Olympic programme.

The AIBA made a similar request in 2005 but it was turned down as the IOC considered the women's event would not offer added value to the Olympic Games programme.

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