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Women's boxing took another significant step towards full international recognition this week when it was announced that the sport will feature for the first time in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014.
As at London 2012, where the inauguration of the women's programme could be considered a spectacular success, female fighters will - for the time being at least - have to settle for three weight categories.
Ching-kuo Wu, president of the sport's governing body AIBA, was credited with championing the inclusion of women's boxing at the Olympics, and is confident the number of women's weight categories will be more than doubled for Rio 2016.
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As at London 2012, where the inauguration of the women's programme could be considered a spectacular success, female fighters will - for the time being at least - have to settle for three weight categories.
Ching-kuo Wu, president of the sport's governing body AIBA, was credited with championing the inclusion of women's boxing at the Olympics, and is confident the number of women's weight categories will be more than doubled for Rio 2016.
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