The International Olympic Committee announces the initial list of events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games
Why Boxing, Weightlifting, and Modern Pentathlon were not selected
2021-12-12 17:56:30Source: Xi’an News Network
Xi’an News Network. The International Olympic Committee recently announced through its official website a preliminary list of events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. This list does not include weightlifting, boxing, and modern pentathlons. As the “frequent visitors” of the Olympic Games, why did these three projects miss the initial set list, and what should be done in these three projects if you want to catch the 2028 Olympic “shuttle”?
Boxing: Problems in organization management
Boxing is an event that attracts attention and is controversial in the Olympics. The controversy is mainly due to the issue of penalties. In the 2016 Rio Olympic boxing match, there were controversial penalties in many matches. Lu Bin from China was one of the “victims”. He was judged by the referee when he was clearly dominant. In October of that year, the International Boxing Federation launched an investigation into the Rio Olympic boxing competition, and all referees who participated in the refereeing of the Olympic Games were suspended for investigation. In 2019, the International Olympic Committee directly cancelled the qualification of the International Boxing Federation to organize the Tokyo Olympic boxing matches and qualifying competitions, and instead a special team of the International Olympic Committee was responsible. Even so, there are still controversial penalties in the boxing arena of the Tokyo Olympics.
In this regard, the President of the International Olympic Committee Bach once mentioned the organization and management of boxing events. He said that the boxing event has not been changed satisfactorily. “The International Boxing Federation must prove that they have been Successful improvements include management, fiscal transparency, sustainability, and fairness and honesty in refereeing.”
Weightlifting: Doping triggers a project crisis
As early as in the first Olympic Games in 1896, weightlifting was an official event. This highly sought-after sport in the world has become a doping “hardest hit” in recent years. It is precisely because of this that the weightlifting events of the 2024 Paris Olympics have been cut from 4 small events, and the number of entries has been reduced by 30% compared with the Tokyo Olympics. However, because the problems of the events have not been resolved, they will not be eligible for the 2028 Olympics for the time being. Bach has made it clear before that the IWF and its future leaders must strengthen the project’s compliance with the rules and change the bad culture. At the same time, it is necessary to properly handle the drug prohibition incidents that have occurred, and to ensure the integrity, integrity and independence of its anti-doping work.
After the initial list of events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics was missed, the IWF also responded immediately through its official website, promising to meet the requirements of the International Olympic Committee and committing to complete reforms, not only to ensure the project’s seats in the Los Angeles Olympics, but also To protect the long-term future of this sport. Michael Ilani, currently serving as the interim chairman of the IWF, said: “The future IWF will safeguard the interests of athletes and improve gender equality more than ever before, and work towards the direction of change advocated by the International Olympic Committee.” At the same time. Said that the IWF election is expected to be completed in 2022, which will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the IWF.
Modern Pentathlon: Projects need to be reformed
Unlike boxing and weightlifting, the main problem with modern Pentathlon lies in the event itself. Bach once said that the International Modern Pentathlon Alliance must complete the reform as soon as possible to realize its commitment to replace its equestrian events and improve overall project performance. In addition, the project should reduce costs and complexity, enhance safety and accessibility, and make it more attractive to the younger generation around the world. It is understood that the International Modern Pentathlon Union currently plans to remove equestrianism and replace it with bicycle events.
It is worth mentioning that this preliminary list of items is not the final item list of the Olympic Games. If the three items can be reformed in time, there is still great hope that they will be re-appointed at the IOC Annual General Meeting in 2023. Included in the formal project. In other words, if these three events are not to be “kicked” out of the 2028 Olympic Games, they must solve the existing problems in the next year or so.
Yan Bin, All-Media Reporter, Xi’an Newspaper
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