Ioc Turns Down Jones

Nine years later, and there’s still no gold medal for Roy Jones Jr.

The IOC upheld the result of the American boxer’s disputed loss at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Jones, who went on to become a world champion as a pro, lost the 156-pound light middleweight final in a 3-2 decision to South Korea’s Park Si-Hun.

In other news, the IOC Executive Board approved new women’s events for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney but will not expand the limit on the number of athletes competing.

Francois Carrard, the IOC director general, said that women’s skeet and trap shooting along with a return of women’s duet synchronized swimming was added to the schedule.