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Women boxing gets nod for 2012 Olympics
London Olympics will see women boxers competing for gold after a decision came on Thursday from the International Olympic Committee's executive board.
Berlin:
The profile of women's boxing received a huge boost here today when International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge announced that it would be an Olympic sport at the 2012 Games in London.
Rogge, a former boxing doctor, is a strong advocate of women's boxing and his desire was rubber-stamped by the IOC Executive Board at their meeting today.
Women's boxing, which first came to prominence in England in 1720, appeared as a demonstration sport at the 1904 Olympics but did not reappear on the radar until a vain attempt to have it introduced back into the Games failed in 2005.
The arrival of women's boxing at the 2012 Games will signal a reduction in the number of men's boxing categories.
Rogge, a former boxing doctor, is a strong advocate of women's boxing and his desire was rubber-stamped by the IOC Executive Board at their meeting today.
Women's boxing, which first came to prominence in England in 1720, appeared as a demonstration sport at the 1904 Olympics but did not reappear on the radar until a vain attempt to have it introduced back into the Games failed in 2005.
The arrival of women's boxing at the 2012 Games will signal a reduction in the number of men's boxing categories.
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