Will Swedes and Finns boycott competitions involving Russians?

Andrew Karlov Oct. 7, 2022, 2:10 a.m.
Vladimir Putin and IBA President Umar Kremlev in Moscow, September 10, 2022

Boxing, thanks to Umar Kremlev, head of the IBA, became the first Olympic sport to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to return to competition under their national flag, despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.

“This is a scandal and an unacceptable decision,” said Per-Axel Sjöholm, president of the Swedish Boxing Federation.

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