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Russia's return to international weightlifting appears to be in doubt
after strong comments by its National Federation President Maxim
Agapitov, who has accused the International Weightlifting Federation
and International Olympic Committee of being "discriminatory".
Russia and Belarus have announced their withdrawal from the
International Boxing Association Youth World Boxing Championships due
to logistical issues with preparations for the tournament.
IBA received official letters from National Federations of Russia and Belarus which stated that the boxers of the two countries, despite being able to participate in all IBA competitions, will not take part in the IBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships 2022 i.
The Dutch Gymnastics Association has become the latest National
Federation to withdraw from next month's International Gymnastics
Federation Congress in Istanbul due to the participation of Russia and
Belarus, taking the number of boycotting countries up to seven.