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The story till thenWhen boxing became only the 35th Olympic sporting discipline, across both summer and winter games, to be thrown open to participation for women in 2012, the flyweight (51kg) category had a star-studded cast of contenders, including five-time world champion MC Mary Kom of India.The moment As expected, Kom went through the early rounds with ease, before her semi-final against Great Britains Nicola Adams, who had beaten her in that years world championship, which served as a qualifier for the Olympics. Their bout turned out to be a fiercely contested 11-6 score in favour of Adams, who went on to win the gold. Kom won Indias first medal in womens boxing by virtue of having made the semi-finals.The reaction [Before] the last six to seven years, only a few people used to know what boxing was. But now, after [watching] the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games, the Asian Games - and, of course, after the movie Mary Kom was released - more people are aware of what boxing is. - Mary KomExpert view Mary Koms Olympic bronze came on the back of sustained supremacy as world champion, making it more creditable. The sport of womens boxing, especially in the Olympic movement, was still in its early days, though. - Charu Sharma, commentatorThe story since Since her London bronze, the only medal Kom has won was the gold at the 2014 Asian Games, but her popularity as an Indian sporting icon peaked following the release of a biopic, starring popular actor Priyanka Chopra in the title role. Kom failed to add a record sixth gold medal in the 2016 world championships in Kazakhstan (she would have surpassed Katie Taylor of Ireland if she had done), and also didnt qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.Adidas Superstar ανδρικα φθηνα . LUCIE, Fla. Adidas NMD γυναικεια . 10 VCU 85-67 on Thursday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Seminoles (4-0) have scored at least 80 points in each of their games. http://www.nmdgreece.com/adidas-superstar-greece/i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i.html .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. παπουτσια Adidas Superstar ανδρικα . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. Adidas NMD R2 προσφορες . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN.Australia has flatly rejected calls for an apology over swimmer Mack Hortons controversial comments about Chinese swimmer Sun Yang.A war of words was sparked by Horton, who dismissed Sun as a drug cheat after beating him to claim the 400m freestyle gold medal on the opening night of the Rio Games.China has demanded an apology but the International Olympic Committee says it has not yet received a formal complaint and does not intend to investigate further.Spokesman Mark Adams has also given Horton qualified support.People say many things after competition and theyre entitled to say those things, he said on Monday.Australian chef de mission Kitty Chiller says there will be no apology.Mack obviously has very strong views about the need for clean sport, as every single one of us does, she said.He has every right to express his views and his displeasure in that sense.We have no intention of making an apology.Horton also has the support of other medal-winning Aussies, trap shooting gold medallist Catherine Skinner and bronze medal-winning synchronised swimmers Maddison Keeney and Annabelle Smith, who backed his anti-drugs stance.Im all for clean sport. Everyone should have an equal playing field, Keeney said.I support Mack. Im with him all the way.Horton called his 400m triuumph over Sun a win for the good guys, in reference to the dual London Olympic gold medallist serving a three-month ban for testing positive to banned stimulant trimetazidine in 2014.ddddddddddddBut the China swimming team was unimpressed.We have been noticing what has been said in the past two days by Horton, who launched a malicious personal attack (on Sun), team manager Xu Qi told online news service Chinagate.We think his inappropriate words greatly hurt the feelings between Chinese and Australian swimmers.It is proof of a lack of good manners and upbringing.We strongly demand an apology from this swimmer.Adams said the IOC wanted to encourage freedom of speech but the Olympics was also about respecting the right of others to compete.There is a line somewhere there where people should be free to compete in tranquillity, he said.Chiller said she didnt think Horton would be too fazed by the controversy.Mack is in a pretty good place. Hes got probably his best event coming up in a few days and I know he, like all the swimmers, are focused on their own event, their own lane, she said.I would hazard a guess that it wouldnt affect him at all. ' ' '