an hour agoBBC reports halting Kosovo boxers from Serbia
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)There has already been a big fuss about the news that Kosovo boxers are not allowed access to Serbia, to be presented at the World Boxing Championship in Belgrade. Kosovo's boxing team had tried three times to cross the Serbian border, but had failed to succeed because you were not allowed [...]
Kosovo's boxing team had tried three times to cross the Serbian border, but had failed to succeed, since it was not allowed to pass by the police and recently the Government of Serbia.
The giant medium reported on this situation. The BBC, where Serbia's Box Federation President Nenad Borovcan has spoken of, saying that the so-called Kosovo “will not participate in the World Boxing Championship.
The so-called Kosovo “will not be part of the World Championship being held in Belgrade. I don't want to give any more details or statements right now about their provocations”, Borovcian said.
In addition to this situation, Kosovo's Minister for Culture, Youth and Sports has reacted, saying a decision will be made to prevent parallel development of Serbian sports activities in Kosovo, the BBC reported further.
Similarly, the International Box Federation (AIBA) has reacted, saying that the stop by athletes from Kosovo is not acceptable, and that sports should not be treated as politics, and reminded Serbia that it has signed a contract in which all participants are said to be granted permission to enter the state.
