MANILA, Philippines — The world boxing qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympics have been canceled, the International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force (BTF) announced during a virtual meeting Monday.
The BTF, which has filled in for the suspended International Boxing Association (AIBA), scrapped the qualifiers due to safety concerns and time constraints with the rescheduled Summer Games just five months away.
The tournament was originally set for May 2020 in Paris, France but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the qualifiers for the Americas and Europe will push through in May and June, respectively.
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