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  2. Women's boxing - Wikipedia

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    In those days, the rules of boxing allowed kicking, gouging and other methods of attack not part of today's arsenal. [6] Women's boxing first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1904, in St. Louis. [7] During the 1920s, Professor Andrew Newton formed a Women's Boxing Club in London. [8] However women's boxing was hugely ...

  3. IOC responds to boxing gender test scandal at Paris Olympics

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    Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have been allowed to compete in the Olympics despite failing a gender eligibility test conducted by the International Boxing Association last year

  4. Olympic boxing controversy sparks fierce debate over ...

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    The Olympics, however, have broader eligibility rules. “I think we all have a responsibility to dial down this and not turn it into some kind of witch hunt,” International Olympic Committee ...

  5. Olympic boxing gender controversy: IOC leaving questions ...

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    As such, the IBA isn’t in charge of the Olympic boxing competition. That job has fallen on the IOC, which, perhaps clouded by its feud with the IBA, is skeptical of the administration.

  6. Boxing at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    At the 2012 Summer Olympics, women's boxing events were added to the programme for the first time. [2] In 2016, the IBA allowed professional boxers to compete in Olympic events, previously being limited to amateur or state-funded boxers, for the first time. [6] [7]

  7. Women's kickboxing - Wikipedia

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    In the 1970s women in the United States took up kickboxing as they were prevented from taking part in women's boxing. [8] In the UK kickboxing has a growing following according to the WMC. [9] In May 2016 the kickboxing organisation Glory announced the creation of a women's division built around Tiffany van Soest. [10]

  8. Olympics TV schedule today: How to watch every sport ...

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    The 2024 Paris Olympic Games continues to Day 15 with the final days of competition. Here's a full list of how to watch all of today's events from Paris.

  9. Kickboxing - Wikipedia

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    In addition, it is debated whether kicks were allowed in ancient Greek boxing, and while there is some evidence of kicks, [24] [25] [1] this is the subject of debate among scholars. [26] [27] Old picture of la boxe française. The French were the first to include boxing gloves into a sport that