1908 Summer Olympics 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, United Kingdom from 27 April to 31 October 1908. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were re-located on financial grounds following a disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906. They were the fourth chronological modern Olympic Games in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle as opposed to the alternate four-year cycle of the proposed Intercalated Games. The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Lasting a
2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament The 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament for the boxing tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be held between April 9 and April 17, 2016 in the Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall at İlkadım, Samsun, Turkey. The top three boxers will qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The top three boxers will qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The top three boxers will qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The top three boxers will qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. The top three boxers will