SA’s boxers fail to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in more than a century
22 June 2016 - 12:41
South Africa’s boxers have failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics. That means for the first time in more than 100 years - since the 1912 Games in Stockholm - an SA team will feature no pugilists.Seven SA boxers went to the qualifying tournament in Baku‚ Azerbaijan‚ this week‚ and only one managed to win his opening fight.
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