China’s feminine boxers have made an Olympic breakthrough in Paris with their first golds in a sport that was as soon as banned below Mao Zedong.
Women’s boxing made its Olympic debut on the 2012 London Games and after some near-misses, China struck gold this previous week with three titles in as many days at Roland Garros.
On Thursday, Chang Yuan clinched the 54-kg crown and 24 hours later it was the flip of Wu Yu as she prevailed at 50 kg.