Uh…really? I must say I was surprised when I read this. Why
is woman boxing in the Olympics? I am all for women in combat sport, I have no
problem with women competing in karate, judo etc, but boxing? How many women
are there in the world who compete in boxing?
Woman boxing is a niche sport, at best! It has no place in
the Olympics. If you really want more women in the Olympics, then put in sports
that women actually plays. Take the example of netball. Surely there are more
women playing netball in the world than doing boxing. Why is a niche sport like
woman boxing in the Olympics but not netball?
I am all for the trend towards gender equality on sports but
equality does not mean both men and women playing the same sports. That’s not
equality because men and women like to play different sports. That is just a
fact.
To me, having woman boxing isn’t a sign of gender equality
on sports. It’s trying to shoehorn women into a sport most of them don’t play and
have no desire to. To me, that’s almost the opposite of equality.
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Imagine the book-making potential of woman boxing to understand
Doesn't change the fact not many women practice boxing as a sport.
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