Similarly, athletes of professional football, basketball, skating and other sports are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. But because football and basketball are very professional, the gap between non-professional and professional is too huge. In order to ensure the Olympic appreciation of these two sports, the Olympic Committee had to compromise with the relevant individual associations (FIFA and FIBA), so NBA players and football U23 players participated in the Olympic Games.
The purpose of hosting the Olympic Games is to enhance people's physique to a great extent, and professional players are naturally excluded, but later, the Olympic basketball game can no longer reflect its slogan of higher, faster and stronger. So after Samaranch became the president of the International Olympic Committee in 1980, he revised many regulations, and the Olympic Games was open to all professional athletes except professional boxers.
Modern boxing is currently divided into two major systems, namely amateur boxing and professional boxing. Amateur Boxing: 1920, the first international amateur boxing organization, the International Amateur Boxing Federation (AIBA), was formally established, giving the world a specialized organization to carry out amateur boxing. In addition to the Olympic Games, international amateur boxing competitions include international amateur boxing championships, boxing World Cup, intercontinental championships and cups. Amateur boxing has also been carried out in various countries and regions, and countless people like amateur boxing (Olympic boxing is amateur boxing).
2. Professional Boxing: At present, there are four international professional boxing organizations: the World Boxing Association (WBA) was founded in 192 1 year and renamed as 1962, and the champion is American evander holyfield; World Boxing Council (WBC) 1963, the champion is Karen Lewis of England; International Boxing Federation (WBF) 1984, the champion is American Mill Muller; World Boxing Organization (WBO) 1988, the champion is Akin Wanda of South Africa.
Professional boxing and amateur boxing have great differences in sports level and competition rules, as well as in the nature, time, protection, scope, publicity and judgment of the event.
(Note: 20 14, 10, APB individual professional boxing starts. The biggest highlight of APB competition is to build a bridge to the Olympic Games for professional boxers. Together with WSB World Boxing Federation, it was listed as one of the boxing qualifiers of Rio 20 16. The possibility of professional boxers participating in the Olympic Games stems from the 20 16 Rio Olympic Games athletes selection criteria formulated by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and adopted by the International Olympic Committee in early February of 20 14. According to the regulations of the International Boxing Association, all boxers aged between 19 and 40 who have participated in professional boxing competitions below 15 will have the opportunity to participate in the Rio 20 16 Olympic Games. Previously, professional boxers were not allowed to watch Olympic boxing matches. )