Coronavirus: Boxing Olympic Qualifier now shifted from Wuhan till March, India purposes to host

January 25, 2020

• Boxing’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament scheduled next month was on Friday pushed to March, a couple of days after it was cancelled in the Chinese city of Wuhan following the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus
• The International Olympic Committee’s Boxing Task Force, which is in charge of conducting the sport at the Olympics later this year, confirmed the change of dates in its latest communication to the national federations
• “The Asian/Oceanian Tokyo 2020 boxing qualifying event has been rescheduled and is planned between March 3-11, 2020. The BTF is currently exploring alternative locations outside of the People’s Republic of China and will immediately inform National Olympic Committees, National Federations, and officials as soon as a new host is appointed,” the BTF state

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