The International Olympic Committee denied Manny Pacquiao's attempt to fight in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com).
The IOC raised the age limit from 34 to 40 in 2013, and the 45-year-old Pacquiao is well past that point. The organization declined to make an exception for the eight-division world champion or amend its rules altogether.
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro were Pacquiao's last chance to put on the gloves within that event. In addition to his burgeoning political career at the time, the IOC's rules on professional fighters competing in the Summer Games presented a hurdle.