Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics The boxing tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. A total of 286 competitors took part in 13 events. For the first time at an Olympic Games, women competed in three boxing events. The first Olympic gold medal in women's boxing was awarded to Nicola Adams from Great Britain, who won the flyweight tournament on 9 August 2012. Men competed in the following ten events: Women's boxing was included in the Olympic programme for the first time, with female boxers
Olympic Gold Quest for the Olympic Games. Olympic Gold Quest has brought together eminent sportsperson, business leaders, sportswriters and talent scouts to identify emerging athletes, understand their training needs and requirements and raise funds to be used for supporting athletes with Olympic medal winning potential. Olympic Gold Quest supports 51 athletes in the Eight disciplines of Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Shooting, Wrestling, and Archery. Besides it also supports 25 junior athletes from different sports disciplines under its Junior Scholarship Program. Following are the athletes: Olympic Gold Quest Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) is a program of the Foundation for Promotion of Sports and Games, a