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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...

 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...

(PICTURED L-R, KAYE SCOTT, KRISTY HARRIS, SHELLEY WATTS) by Richard Jeans Philippines, New Zealand, China, Brazil (maybe). A nice holiday, or the schedule for National Champion flyweight Kristy Harris. Either way you look at, it’s time away from home and living out of a suitcase away from the comforts of your own bed and pillow and new environments, juggling diet, workouts and staying mentally...

  Yes it’s the Olympics. One Year, 12 Months, 365 Days, however you want to visualise it, the 5th August in 2016 will see the 28th edition of the most coveted event in sporting history staged in the flamboyant, sun-filled, salsa dancing, party central, wild and outrageously fun metropolis of Rio. With the hangover from the World Cup now well and truly over, FIFA...