Date 5 to 9 August | Competitors 12 from 12 nations | |
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre | ||
The women's flyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 5 to 9 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
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For the first time at an Olympic Games, the 10 men's boxing events was joined by three women's events: flyweight, middleweight, and lightweight.
Nicola Adams from Great Britain won the gold medal — the first Olympic gold ever awarded in women's boxing. Adams beat China's Ren Cancan by 16 points to seven in the final.
Competition format
The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers, Marlen Esparza of the United States and Mary Kom of India. Each bout comprised four rounds of two minutes each.
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
References
Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's flyweight Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA