No more Olympic future, dramatic consequences in France… boxing, this sport under the Russian boot

When historians look at Olympic boxing, they will write that she probably died in the fall of 2022. Even stronger: they will say that she committed suicide. Part of the Games program since 1904 (2012 for women), the noble art will not survive Paris 2024. The central Roland-Garros where the second part of the tournament is scheduled in less than two years will be its last showcase. Boxing is indeed not on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. “I am very, very pessimistic about the fact that it will find its place by then. I have no vision of the future, of what will happen to us, ”confides bitterly Dominique Nato, the president of the French federation.

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