International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge told The Irish Times Wednesday that conditions were right for women’s boxing to be admitted to the Olympic Games after a number of issues related to the initial application four years ago were resolved, reports the Associated Press.
International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching-Kuo Wu, said in a statement Friday, “women’s boxing has grown significantly since AIBA put forward its original proposal four years ago and we believe women’s boxing now deserves the opportunity to participate in the greatest multi-sport event in the world”. He added, the AIBA “is still working very closely with the IOC” to determine how women’s boxing can be included in the Olympics.
Wu is confident that women’s boxing will be approved for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Rogge said, “so conditions are totally different. The timing is right, because the sport has evolved a lot, both in universality and also the homogeneity within each weight bracket.
AIBA has been lobbying to put the sport in the Games since 2005. The IOC would vote on the proposal at its session in Copenhagen in October.
