At the World Cup in Dubai, there were major shortcomings at the championship, with players forced to be outdoors in the sun for several hours without the opportunity to go into air conditioning and shade. Now not even the detailed schedule has been sent out and the international federation IBF is perceived as messy with unconstitutional presidential elections and economic uncertainties.
For six months, a task force led by the United States has been investigating the IBF in order to control the structure.
The Swedish federation feels compelled to make this difficult decision.
"It's so incredibly sad and it wasn't an easy decision, we won seven medals last time. We had to make a decision because the players wanted to know if they should postpone their holidays to go to Kuwait in October or take summer vacations with their families," Sundqvist explains.
Almost doubled costs for the World Cup in Kuwait
It seems drastic to make a decision like this?
– Yes, you may think it is a drastic decision, but last year the World Cup was played in Australia and Sweden was one of the few nations participating. I do not know if it is due to dissatisfaction with IBF or not and we do not want to manifest this as a dissatisfaction with IBF, but there were several factors that were weighed in.
Another part of the decision was that a World Cup participation would cost the small Swedish federation one million kronor compared to 600,000 kronor in Dubai two years ago.
"The economy is also a parameter," says Sundqvist.
Swedish national team player Jenny Wegner believes that the boycott can produce results because Sweden is a top nation.
"I definitely think that the other countries will be able to pull out more easily now. Everyone should do that, because we don't want to be part of this corrupt sports world," she told Aftonbladet.