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(Reuters) - The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics European boxing qualifier will be held in Paris from June 4-8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Bo...

Paris to stage rescheduled Tokyo 2020 European boxing qualifier Wednesday, 3 March 2021 Paris has been chosen to stage the rearranged European boxing qualifier for the postponed Olympic Games in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF), which is organising the qualifiers, confirmed the French capital had replaced London as the host city for the event. The BTF said it had selected Paris "as part of its initial commitment to organise its events in the host countries of recent or upcoming Olympic Games, and because of the opportunity to continue to benefit from i...

Thursday, 25 February 2021 Budapest in Hungary has emerged as the likely replacement for London as the host city for the rearranged Tokyo 2020 European boxing qualifier. insidethegames understands the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF), which is organising the qualifier, is in talks with Hungarian officials regarding staging the European event in June. Sources with knowledge of the situation said the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena has been provisionally booked for a period in June by the Hungarian Boxing Federation, an indication that the organisation plans ...

Olympic qualification hope for Lesotho boxers Olympic qualification hope for Lesotho boxers Feb 24, 2021 FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Boxing - Preliminary - Men's Fly (52kg) Round of 32 Bout 167 - Riocentro - Pavilion 6 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 13/08/2016. Achraf Kharroubi (MAR) of Morocco and Moroke Mokhotho (LES) of Lesotho compete. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra Share Leemisa Thuseho THERE is still hope for Lesotho boxers to qualify for the Tokyo 2021 Olympics despite the cancelling of the final qualifiers, national team coach Hopolang Mabele has said. The qualifiers were originally sch...

#ICYMI: U.S. Athlete Aims For Gender Equality 02/21/21 #ICYMI -- In Case You Missed It ... Sometimes the best stories don't get the attention we think they deserve. Here are our staff picks for articles this week they really want you to know about.. Let Women Decathlon promotional poster. (Luckie & Co) (ATR) Jordan Gray owns the U.S. record in the women's decathlon. But she can't compete at the Olympics because the event is not part of the Games. So the native of Ball Ground, Georgia has launched “Let Women Decathlon”, a campaign petitioning the IOC to include women’s decathlon in the...