IOC rejects women's boxing!

Thursday, October 27 2005

The International Olympic Committee today rejected women's boxing, but approved women's steeplechase for inclusion in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "We are disappointed that the IOC did not accept the International Amateur Boxing Association's (AIBA's) proposal to add the sport of women's boxing to the Olympic program for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China," said USA Boxing's Julie Goldsticker. "We will keep working to gain Olympic inclusion for women's boxing and hope to put forth a successful proposal for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In the meantime, we remain heartened by the solid and increasing levels of female participation in grassroots and national-level boxing events. USA Boxing will continue to provide opportunities for young Americans to participate in in the Olympic movement through boxing." Boxing and baseball are the only summer Olympic sports without women's events.

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