Tagged: Olympic

Oregon Decathlete Wins Gold
5:40 pm
Thu August 9, 2012

Oregon's Ashton Eaton Wins Gold In Men's Decathlon

At the London Olympics today, Oregon's own Ashton Eaton placed first in the Men's Decathlon, coming in just shy of the Olympic record. That achievement earned the 24-year-old Eaton not only a gold medal, but also the ceremonial title of "World's Greatest Athlete."

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Boxing Sisters
5:56 am
Thu February 9, 2012

Three Sisters Don't Pull Punches In Former Men-Only Sport

Credit Photo by Jessica Robinson / Northwest News Network
Maira Madrigal, 24, of Wenatchee trains in hopes of boxing in the 2012 Olympics.

WENATCHEE, Wash. - Up until the last few decades it was considered indecent for women to box. This year, women’s boxing will make its Olympic debut in the Summer Games of London. The contenders for the first-ever U.S. Olympic women's boxing team face off in Spokane Feb. 13-19. It's a big development on the international stage. But as Jessica Robinson reports, the face of boxing has already been changing in small clubs across the Northwest.

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