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TOKYO: The Inter­national Olympic Com­mittee gave itself more power on Sun­day to remove sports from the Olympic programme. The IOC voted in the new powers amid prolonged issues with the leadership of weightlifting and boxing. Both sports already had their quota of athletes cut for the 2024 Paris Olympics and weightlifting could be dropped entirely. The Olympic Charter was amended …

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