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| Title: | Olympic Guide - Boxing |
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| Uploaded by: | Ace |
| Uploaded on: | 12:36 on 4th December 2007 |
| Description: | Boxing is one of the most illustrious and historic sports in the Olympic Games. Men have sparred in competition since 5000BC in the Middle East, while boxing was one of the key events in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece. Although boxing is a highly aggressive sport, it also places great emphasis on technique, concentration and physical stamina. The best boxers of ancient Greece – such as Melagomas, from Asia Minor – were actually more famous for their ‘atravmatistos’ (or uninjured) boxing style in which they shunned throwing attacking punches, and instead just defended themselves from incoming blows for so long that their opponents would tire themselves out and concede defeat. |
| Tags: | boxing olympics |
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Great Britain looks like sending one of its strongest ever boxing teams to Beijing. We only had one boxer at the Athens Games, albeit it Amir Khan, but we already have 4 qualified for Beijing and more likely to make it.
Comment by johnloguk on 5th December 2007