If Estelle Mossely had obtained the agreement of the French Boxing Federation to prepare for the Amateur World Championships (March 15 to 26, in New Delhi, India) Moscow (Russia) in the company of a national trainer, Kamel Hasni, the Minister of Sports, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, put his veto. “I am obviously very worried that Estelle Mossely intends to train in Russia, explains Amélie Oudéa-Castéra to the Team. I insisted on dissuading him. We agreed to talk to each other again on Tuesday. This trip would constitute a real risk-taking that I intend to convince her, for her safety, to avoid. I explained to him that in any case, no executive from any French federation is authorized by the ministry to go to Russia, and this until further notice. I shared this imperative with the president of the French Boxing Federation, who understood it perfectly. Beyond the case of Estelle, in the current circumstances, of course, I can only dissuade any French sportsman from going to Russia, in accordance with the recommendations of the Quai d’Orsay. »
While French basketball and hockey players playing in Russia are no longer selectable for the national team, the decision of the French Boxing Federation to accept that Estelle Mossely can prepare for Moscow is surprising. The boxer could finally prepare for the deadline in India, with the rest of the collective. With a view of the Paris Olympics, Mossely is currently pursuing a “double course” between pro and amateur boxing.