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International Women's Day falls on 8 March every year, and to mark the occasion, Olympic Channel has selected seven iconic Olympic medal firsts achieved by women that you should know about.
This is by no means an exhaustive list – many successful female Olympians have set records and firsts in

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16:  Simone Biles of the United States competes on the Women's Floor final on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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International Women's Day 2021: Seven iconic female Olympic medal firsts

When the Boxing Road to Tokyo European Olympic Qualifier was called off in March due to coronavirus, no one was more frustrated then Lauren Price.
The Welsh boxer was in the form of her life, having claimed gold at the European Games and World Championships in 2020.
After the Tokyo

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Lauren Price: "If I prepare properly, I feel I could beat anyone."

Watch the women's flyweight boxing full session replay from the ExCel Exhibition Centre at the 2012 London Olympic Games! Nicola Adams wins the gold medal for host Great Britain, Cancan Ren wins silver for China and Marlen Esparza takes bronze for the USA

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Women's Boxing Flyweight | London 2012 | Great Olympic Moments

British boxing star Nicola Adams won everything there was in the sport: double Olympic champion, world champion, and undefeated as a professional. She retired from boxing but has retained her winning smile. We remember the epic London 2012 final with a blow-by-blow account. Plus, the Olympic Channel Podcast challenges Nicola to gargle her favourite songs.

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London 2012 | Olympic Games

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Podcast: Boxing champ Nicola Adams on London 2012, mindset, and retirement

With six world titles, Mary Kom is by far the most successful female boxer in the sport's history.
Now she must do something she has never done before if she is to book her place at February's Asia Olympic Games qualifiers and boost her hopes of that elusive Olympic gold.

Indian boxing legend Mary Kom 

Mary Kom faces weighty task at World Boxing Championships

Mary Kom shares her story of winning a bronze medal as she takes us through the rounds of the flyweight boxing competition at London 2012.

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Kom's road to Olympic bronze medal

Ingrit Lorena Valencia Victoria takes bronze in the women's fly bronze medal bout in Rio 2016.

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Valencia Victoria takes bronze in Boxing Fly 51kg

All the Olympic highlights from Great Britain, set to the national anthem.

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National anthem: The best of Great Britain in Rio

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Boxing: Day 13 | Rio 2016 Replays

Nicola Adams defeat France's Sarah Ourahmoune to retain title

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Adams defends flyweight boxing gold

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N. ADAMS (GBR) df. S. OURAHMOUNE (FRA), 3:0

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Boxing: Day 15 | Rio 2016 Replays

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Cancan Ren takes bronze for China in the women's fly bronze medal match after falling to Nicola Adams.

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Ren takes bronze in Women's Boxing Fly 51kg

The best moments from the 2016 Summer Olympic Games

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Nicola Adams: My Rio Highlights

Nicola Adams keeps her Olympic champion title by earning gold for Great Britain in the women's fly 48-51kg final.

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Adams wins Fly Boxing gold

Women's boxing broke down one of the last remaining bastions of Olympic equality at the London 2012 Games.

Highlights

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Best of the Games - Women's Boxing | London 2012 Highlights

Nicola Adams overwhelmed China's double world champion Ren Cancan 16-7 to be crowned the first Olympic women's Boxing champion at ExCeL.

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Women's Fly 51kg - Boxing | London 2012 Replays

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CHN vs GBR - Women's Fly 51kg - Gold Medal | London 2012 Highlights

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There is a saying that goes, “A problem shared, is a problem halved.”
That may well be the case, but in a combat sport like boxing, where athletes are alone in the ring and could suffer a serious injury, it can feel like a very lonely place that can affect

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Nicola Adams of Great Britain celebrates after defeating Cancan Ren of China during a Women's Fly (48-51kg) Semifinal bout on Day 13 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at Riocentro - Pavilion 6 on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Nicola Adams celebrates winning boxing gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games

The importance of mental health in boxing: what helps elite athletes?

Nicola Adams is used to being a hero, but lately, she wouldn’t mind being a villain too.
After 25 years in the boxing ring, the two-time Olympic champion is fighting for a new dream role – as a superhero or villain in an action movie. The British athlete retired from

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Nicola Adams during a Media Workout at Kings Gym on October 3, 2018 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

Nicola Adams is preparing for a new role....

Double Olympic champion Nicola Adams shifts focus from fighting boxers to fighting superheroes

What does it mean to be a champion? It’s not all about physical strength, as boxing ace Nicola Adams says, but also mental resilience. The two-time Olympic champion shares the mind strategies that worked for her while dealing with the hardest moments inside and outside the ring – and the battlefield she is visualising now.

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Nicola Adams - A champion's mindfulness strategies

Simone Biles: The most decorated gymnast of all time. Noah Lyles: The world’s fastest man. Rayssa Leal: A 15-year-old skateboarding phenom.
Beside their impressive Olympic achievements, these standout athletes have something else in common.
They have all faced mental challenges while striving for physical excellence in their respective sports. And

Rayssa Leal, Simone Biles and Noah Lyles have spoken about the role mental health plays in their lives and how going to regular therapy sessions has benefited them.

World Mental Health Day 2023: From Simone Biles to Noah Lyles, Olympic stars reflect on the importance of taking care of the mind

From the best Olympic action from gymnastics GOAT Simone Biles to Morocco's Nawal El Moutawakel reliving the 400m hurdles race that changed her life: this is some of the prime content lined up on Olympic Channel from Monday 27 to Friday 31 March to celebrate the last week of International

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Watch all-women Original Series and Olympic Games replays live on Olympic Channel featuring Simone Biles, Yuna Kim and more

For anyone who’s been meaning to pick up that one hobby, Olympic silver medallist and two-time World figure skating champion Evgenia Medvedeva has some inspiration for you.
The 20-year-old Russian posted a video of her starting to learn to play the ukulele this week, writing “Let’s start this long journey.”

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Olympic Daily News: 2 September 2020

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Boxing Olympic champions Nicola Adams and Claressa Shields told the Olympic Channel why the Indian boxer is a role model for them.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournaments

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What makes Mary Kom so special?

Lauren Price is a woman of many talents. She is a former kickboxing world champion and a former Welsh international in football but she decided to pursue a career in boxing. "Since the age of eight it;s been my dream to go to the Olympic Games," she tells us. Now she is closer than ever.

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