Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends a news conference after an Executive Board meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Boxing should keep its place at next year's Olympic Games but recognition of AIBA, the governing body of the sport's amateur version, should be suspended, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) executive board recommended on Wednesday.
The IOC said in a statement that it would instead set up a task force to organise the boxing competitions, including the qualification events to be held between January and May.
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