OFI not considering 2024 boycott amid potential presence of Russian and Belarussian athletes

Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) president Sarah Keane expressed her confidence that boxing will be part of the programme in Paris.
OFI not considering 2024 boycott amid potential presence of Russian and Belarussian athletes

NO BOYCOTT: Olympic Federation of Ireland president Sarah Keane and Thomas Saint John of the O'Sullivan Group, Richard Wetherell and Olympic Federation of Ireland commercial director Catherine Tiernan. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) president Sarah Keane has insisted that they will not be considering any boycott of the 2024 Olympic Games over the possible presence of Russian and Belarussian athletes.

And Keane has also expressed her confidence that boxing, which has provided this country with the majority of its Olympic medals, will be part of the programme in Paris next year despite the controversy currently tearing the sport apart.

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