Kosovo boxers not allowed to enter Serbia

A scandalous situation has been seen by Serbian authorities today, which have not allowed Kosovo National boxers to enter Serbia's territory.

The Kosovo delegation was on its way to Belgrade, where it was due to participate in the amateur World Boxing Championship, starting tomorrow.

The Kosovo delegation has been asked to leave Kosovo's marking uniforms on the border as a condition to enter Serbia. This has not been accepted by Kosovo delegation leaders.

We're on our way to Belgrade. We have stopped at the border in Koncul by the Serbian police and were not allowed to go out because of Kosovo's signs in sports tickets and our fans. They write KOS as they told us we should leave them at the border and we can continue. But as we agreed with the AIBA, who only participate in Kosovo signs, we refused. Now I'm in contact with the AIBA office and we're waiting for answers”, Latif Demolli, secretary general of the Kosovo Boxing Federation, has indicated. They told us to leave your uniform here and escort you to Belgrade. We're at the border, contacting the ABA to intervene”, Demoli added.

Kosovo has presented three boxers to compete in the World.

The ABA and Serbia's Box Federation as the World Organiser have declined to contact Kosovo's global participation, which, if realised, will be historic.