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Wladimir Klitschko will not participate at the Olympic games

Владимир Кличко не выступит на Олимпийских играхEx-world champion on Boxing heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko will arrive in Rio de Janeiro.

This week the international Association of Amateur Boxing, has lifted all restrictions with the professionals, wishing to participate in the Olympic games.

Wladimir Klitschko has repeatedly stressed that it wants to become a two-time winner of the Olympics, but the plans of the Ukrainian not destined to come true. The thing is that Klitschko will not be able to compete at the qualifying tournament and Olympic without a license to get on the impossible Game.

“In the case of Klitschko he has a fight with Tyson fury on the ninth of July. This makes it almost impossible his participation in the qualifying tournament, unfortunately”, – said the adviser to the President of Federation of Boxing of Ukraine Dmitry Gaystruk.

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The international Association of Amateur Boxing has not yet elaborated on the details of Olympic qualification for professional boxers. The last stage of selection for the Games will be held in Baku from 7 to 19 June. Five trips to the Olympics needs to allocate a tripartite Commission, however the heavyweight division is not included in this list.

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