La amenaza de exclusión al boxeo y la halterofilia, junto con los boicots diplomáticos a Pekín 2022 exigieron en los últimos días el máximo de Thomas Bach.
En una nueva edición de “Zona mixta”, el podcast en español de Around the Rings, Sebastián Fest, editor jefe del sitio, y Miguel Hernández, redactor especializado, analizan la situación.
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