Date set for 2012 decision

IOC to announce verdict on women's boxing on August 13

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is to adjudicate on whether women's boxing should be included as a sport at London 2012.

Of the 26 summer Olympic sports federations who are organizing competitions in London, boxing is the only one without female participants.

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) is therefore pushing for the inclusion of the sport.

The IOC has announced its program commission will "make a recommendation to the executive board," which is set to make a decision at its meeting on August 13.

AIBA spokesman Richard Baker says the proposal "appeals to a key part of the Olympic charter which calls for gender equality."

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