Hit by scandal, boxing trials new judging system for Tokyo Olympics

Olympic boxing officials said y were confident that a new judging system could improve transparency in scandal-hit sport as it went on trial on Thursday ahe of next year's Tokyo Games. new, computerised system makes judges' scoring visible in real-time, in a bid to avoid sort of controversy that plagued Rio 2016 when dozens of officials and referees were suspended over alleged match-fixing. Boxing, one of sports contested at original Olympics in ancient Greece, was later threatened with expulsion from Games over mismanment by governing body AIBA, which was stripped of right to organise competition at Tokyo 2020.

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All about new system

Under new system, on trial at venue for next year's boxing competition, five judges push a button for each scoring punch, with ir marks appearing on a screen that is monitored by a supervisor. live scoring may also be me visible to crowd, with officials due to make a decision at a later date.

"Distrust of judges is extremely large," said Morinari Watanabe, who hes task force organising boxing at Olympics.
 

"We have been working hard for justice," ded Watanabe, who hes International Gymnastics Federation and is a member of International Olympic Committee. Watanabe said he was "confident" that new system would boost transparency and produce scoring that is "fairer and easier to understand for spectators". Hideri Fujiwara, an official from firm Fujitsu that led development of system, said judging in boxing is subjective. "It has been visually impossible to see how judges are counting scoring hits during a round. It was all in ir hes," he said.

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Punching buttons 

Currently, some judges memorise counts, some count on ir fingers and some take tes to decide which boxer wins at each round, he said. system was put on display at Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stium, where Tokyo 2020 boxing competition will be held. But while officials are keen to use it at Games, test me clear some tweaks will be necessary. Veteran judge rio Tezuka, who tried system on Thursday, said he pushed wrong colour because "blue" boxer was wearing red hegear. He also said he was so focused on pressing buttons during his first trial that he felt he couldn't properly monitor overall course of match. AIBA is first federation to have been stripped of right to organise its own sport at an Olympics. Formed in 1946, it oversaw deces of signature Olympic moments, tably 1960 gold medal win in Rome by Muhamm Ali, n kwn as Cassius Clay. Relations between AIBA and IOC took a sharp downward turn following 2016 Rio Games when 36 officials and referees were suspended over allegations of bout fixing. crisis-riddled body also cycled through a series of presidents, with one forced out over claims of accounting fraud and ar replaced after outcry over alleged links to transnational criminal organisations. 

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