{"id":61734,"date":"2024-02-19T01:43:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T01:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/pacquiao-olympics-boxing-bid-knocked-out-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T01:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T01:43:06","slug":"pacquiao-olympics-boxing-bid-knocked-out-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/pacquiao-olympics-boxing-bid-knocked-out-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacquiao Olympics boxing bid knocked out | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s<\/a> bid to fight at the Paris Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official said Sunday.<\/p>\n

Manila had made a “special request” to the IOC last year seeking permission for the former world champion in multiple weight divisions, to box in Paris despite a rule setting the age limit for Olympic boxers at 40.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao, now 45, retired from professional boxing in 2021 to make a failed tilt at the Philippines presidency.<\/p>\n

The Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino said he was formally notified that the Olympic governing body decided to stick to its “rules”.<\/p>\n

“What a waste, it could have been a sure podium or first ever gold for the country” in Olympic boxing, Tolentino told AFP in a text message.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao fighting in Paris would have been an “additional blockbuster in the Paris Olympics<\/a>, but we have to follow the rules set forth by the IOC,” Tolentino added.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao’s spokesman did not immediately reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao, who had never competed in the Olympics, told AFP last year he was “not too old” to take on younger boxers.<\/p>\n

The Philippines had last year asked the IOC for what is called a “universality place” for Pacquiao.<\/p>\n

Universality places are given to athletes from countries that struggle to secure slots in the Olympics through normal qualification channels.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANILA: Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official said Sunday. 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