Ioc Expected To Rule On Jones’ Protest 156-Pound Boxer May Share Gold Medal From ‘88 Olympics

The disputed loss by boxer Roy Jones Jr. at the 1988 Seoul Olympics is to be ruled on by the International Olympic Committe’s executive board during three days of meetings.

“There will be a decision here,” Francois Carrard, the IOC director general, said.

Jones lost the 156-pound final in a 3-2 decision to South Korea’s Park Si-hun. U.S. boxing and Olympic officials have been lobbying for Jones, contending there is evidence judges were paid to vote for Korean boxers.

A three-man IOC panel has been investigating the allegations since last year. One possibility is that Jones could be awarded a duplicate gold medal.

The IOC board also will hear progress reports on Wednesday from organizers of next year’s Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, the 2000 Sydney Games and the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch has criticized Nagano’s marketing efforts.

“They need to sell the games better to the world and Japan,” he said. “If you go to Tokyo now, you get the feeling that the Nagano Games are not so important.”

Sydney will present its new chief executive, Sandy Holloway, and submit its revised budget, which projects a surplus of $33.3 million on spending of $1.78 billion.

Salt Lake officials are still looking to complete their marketing and licensing agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee.

The meetings will conclude Thursday with a meeting of the IOC board and Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, which are expected to press for a greater share of Olympic revenue. Two years ago, the IOC agreed to give them $86.6 million in TV and marketing money from the 1996 Atlanta Games.