WOMEN'S BOXING: Discussion Starter

SUBJECT CENTRE LEGACY RESOURCE
Subject Centre for HLST Learning Legacies Discussion Starter
Since the inception of the Games women have never been allowed to participate in Olympic boxing...until now.
The historic decision of the International Olympic Committee to introduce women's boxing into the Olympic Summer Games schedule for 2012 is no doubt a positive move towards furthering gender equality in sport. Such a move is arguably reflective of improvements in gender equality in the sporting community as a whole.