Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight

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Women's lightweight boxing
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Date 5 to 9 August
Competitors 12 from 12 nations
Medalists
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1st Katie Taylor  Ireland
2nd Sofya Ochigava  Russia
3rd Mavzuna Chorieva  Tajikistan
3rd Adriana Araujo  Brazil
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Boxing at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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  52 kg     60 kg  
  56 kg     75 kg  
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The women's lightweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.

For the first time at an Olympic Games, the ten men's boxing events were joined by three women's events: flyweight, middleweight and lightweight.[1][2]

Katie Taylor from Ireland won the gold medal — the first of the 2012 Games for the country. Taylor defeated Russia's Sofya Ochigava in the final.[3][4][5]

Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers: Adriana Araujo from Brazil and Mavzuna Chorieva from Tajikistan — the latter being the country's only medal at the 2012 Games.

Competition format

The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were four rounds of two minutes each.[6]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Date Time Round
Sunday 5 August 2012 14:30 Round of 16
Monday 6 August 2012 14:30 Quarter-finals
Wednesday 8 August 2012 14:00 Semi-finals
Thursday 9 August 2012 16:45 Final

Results

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
           Katie Taylor (IRL) 26  
  Quanitta Underwood (USA) 13       Natasha Jonas (GBR) 15  
  Natasha Jonas (GBR) 21         Katie Taylor (IRL) 17  
  Dong Cheng (CHN) 10         Mavzuna Chorieva (TJK) 9  
  Mihaela Lăcătuș (ROU) 5       Dong Cheng (CHN) 8  
           Mavzuna Chorieva (TJK) 13  
             Katie Taylor (IRL) 10
             Sofya Ochigava (RUS) 8
           Mahjouba Oubtil (MAR) 12  
  Saida Khassenova (KAZ) 14       Adriana Araujo (BRA) 16  
  Adriana Araujo (BRA) 16         Adriana Araujo (BRA) 11  
  Alexis Pritchard (NZL) 15         Sofya Ochigava (RUS) 17  
  Rim Jouini (TUN) 10       Alexis Pritchard (NZL) 4       
           Sofya Ochigava (RUS) 22       
      

International media coverage of Taylor

Katie Taylor's Olympic boxing success led to inaccurate coverage in the international media. While previewing her semi-final bout, The Daily Telegraph, a conservative English newspaper, incorrectly referred to Taylor as "British", prompting fierce criticism from other media outlets, and an apology from the Telegraph.[7][8][9] Fairfax Media of Australia also issued an apology, after articles published in The Age, Brisbane Times and The Sydney Morning Herald were widely condemned as "lazy stereotyping" of the Irish. Irish Ambassador to Australia Noel White issued a formal complaint about the article's reliance on Guinness, whiskey and potatoes to make a story.[7] USA Today was criticised after its article said: “Back home on the emerald-green isle, pints of Guinness flowed freely, perhaps enough to replenish the Irish Sea. The "punters" inside betting parlors [sic] wagered pounds [sic] as if they were bits of candy. It is not hyperbole to suggest that, when Taylor entered the ring, the weight of a prideful, scuffling nation rested on her muscular shoulders.”[7] Also, Australian commentator Russell Barwick provoked "fury"[10] while on ESPN, comparing Team Ireland's independence from Team GB to Tasmanian athletes not performing for Australia.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ Women's Boxing to make Olympic debut at London 2012. Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2 May 2012.
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  6. ↑ Women's competition format. Archived 2012-09-19 at archive.today Accessed 2 May 2012.
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