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Amateur boxing chiefs have suffered a knockout blow in their bid to increase the number of women's weight categories for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
World governing body AIBA had hoped to double the number of gold medals available for female boxers after the great success of the discipline's debut in London last summer.
But AIBA has been forced to admit defeat in its quest after the International Olympic Committee made clear additional medal events would no longer be considered for the Rio programme.
In a statement to the Press Association, an AIBA spokesman said: "The International Boxing Association (AIBA) take note and respect this decision but hope that more opportunities will be opened to women boxers at the 2020 Olympic Games."
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World governing body AIBA had hoped to double the number of gold medals available for female boxers after the great success of the discipline's debut in London last summer.
But AIBA has been forced to admit defeat in its quest after the International Olympic Committee made clear additional medal events would no longer be considered for the Rio programme.
In a statement to the Press Association, an AIBA spokesman said: "The International Boxing Association (AIBA) take note and respect this decision but hope that more opportunities will be opened to women boxers at the 2020 Olympic Games."
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