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THE STORIES & RECORDS OF THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES
by AIBA, AUGUST 25, 2016 IMAGE - AIBA, Rio 2016 Olympics Behind every great Olympic Boxing tournament there are great legends, historic performances and record-breaking achievements. Across the 16 days of Rio 2016 competition, the stories just kept coming. 76 Countries were represented at the Rio 2016 Boxing Tournament 19 nations emerged from the competition with at least one boxing medal Robson Conceição’s... -
THE XXXI OLYMPICS - RIO 2016
IMAGE - AIBA AIBA, July 6, 2016 One of the oldest recorded sports in the world, boxing was first incorporated into the Ancient Olympic Games in 688 BC, when Onomastos of Smyrna won the first ever boxing gold medal. Just 18 athletes were competing when boxing was launched into the modern Olympic era at the third edition of the Games in St. Louis...
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