Morinari Watanabe, chairman of the Boxing Task Force (BTF) charged with supervising the sport at Tokyo 2020, sounded a stark warning today on the eve of competition.
Surfer Ramzi Boukhiam and boxer Oumaima Bel Habib will carry Morocco’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Boxers Kellie Harrington and Brendan Irvine have been selected to carry Ireland's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics here in Tokyo on Friday (July 23).
An American who served as a technical official during the corruption-plagued boxing tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been cleared to hold a position at Tokyo 2020 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) group organising the competition.
South African National Boxing Organisation (SANABO) President Siyabulela Mkhwalo has admitted that having no fighters at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games here is an "embarrassment".
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) will unveil a new scoring system "shortly" as the governing body battles to regain its Olympic status.
International Boxing Day has been rescheduled from July 22 to August 27 to tie in more closely with the first edition of the International Boxing Federation (AIBA) World Championships which were held in Havana, Cuba in 1974.
Tyson Fury's world heavyweight title defence against Deontay Wilder later this month has been postponed after the British boxer tested positive for COVID-19.
Osvaldo Bisbal has resigned from his positions as President of the American Boxing Confederation (AMBC) and International Boxing Association (AIBA) vice-president due to ill health.
Six-time world boxing champion Mary Kom and hockey star Manpreet Singh have been confirmed as India’s flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony of the delayed Olympic Games in Tokyo.
The details of additional weight classes for International Boxing Association (AIBA) competitions from August 1 have been announced.
Boxer Lehlohonolo Ledwaba - a former world champion in the professional game - has died at the age of 49 after contracting COVID-19.
Extra weight categories, championship updates, live scoring and increased funding for National federations are the latest reforms being worked on by the International Boxing Federation (AIBA), according to its President Umar Kremlev.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Umar Kremlev hosted United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) officials at AIBA's headquarters in Lausanne and has vowed to work to improve the lives of refugees.
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold's dream of competing at Tokyo 2020 has been kept alive after she succeeded in her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a decision which ruled her out of the delayed Olympic Games.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Fedeation Equestre International - Sport Content & Social Media Manager - Lausanne, Switzerland
Formed in 1921, the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) is the governing body for all international events in Jumping, Dressage and Para Dressage, Eventing, Driving and Para Driving, Endurance, Vaulting and Reining. It establishes the regulations and approves equestrian programmes for Championships, Continental and Regional Games as well as the Olympic & Paralympic Games. The FEI is looking for a Sports Content & Social Media Manager with 100% rate of activity for its Digital and Content Department. The position is based in Lausanne and is available immediately.
Brisbane, a thriving state capital with an "irresistible" candidacy is set to be formally awarded the 2032 Olympics at this week's IOC Session. Philip Barker profiles the city due to be confirmed as hosts, and also looks at the changing nature of the host city selection process.
Is it worthwhile for Japan to host the Olympics if the Japanese public cannot attend events?
Vote on this poll
