Olympic Games

Rio 2016 Olympic Games official website Buy your tickets here (Ticketing guide) The Venue Riocentro Pavilion 6 Capacity: 9,000 Pavillion 6 of the Riocentro exhibition centre in Rio’s Barra da Tijuca district is the state-of-the-art arena set to host the world’s top 286 men and women boxers as they battle for Olympic gold. Boxing fans will...

Rio 2016 Olympic Games official website One of the oldest recorded sports in the world, boxing was first incorporated into the Ancient Olympic Games in 688 BC, when Onomastos of Smyrna won the first ever boxing gold medal. Just 18 athletes were competing when boxing was launched into the modern Olympic era at the third...