Thursday, 9 August 2012

Boxing: Taylor strikes blow for her sport (Reuters)

Gold medallist Katie Taylor of Ireland carries her country's flag during the presentation ceremony for the Women's Light (60kg) boxing competition at the London Olympic Games August 9, 2012. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

LONDON (Reuters) - Katie Taylor struck a blow for herself, her country and her sport with victory in the women's lightweight boxing final at the London Olympics on Thursday. Women's boxing, a demonstration sport as far back as the 1904 St Louis Games, finally made its Olympic debut in London. Its belated arrival followed a series of successful sexual discrimination challenges in the 1980s and 1990s in several European countries and a number of U.S. states where the sport was not officially recognized. ...




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