Boxing Canada announced Tuesday it would not take part the upcoming women's world championships due to the involvement of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
The national sport organization joins a growing list of countries, led by the U.S. and also including England and the Czech Republic, in choosing to skip the event.
Other countries have said their athletes will attend but withdraw in case they're matched against Russian or Belarusian opponents.
The International Boxing Association's Russian president has insisted on letting Russian fighters compete with their country's flag and anthem, defying the International Olympic Committee's December recommendation that "no flag, anthem, colours or any other identifications of these countries can be displayed at any international sports competition/event or meeting." Boxing Canada president Ryan O'Shea said in a press release the decision not to participate is out of respect to the "values of the Olympic movement.