Olympics-Boxing-Inspired by Team GB's taekwondo, Price eyes gold


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Middleweight - Last 16 - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Lauren Price of Britain in action against Myagmarjargal Munkhbat of Mongolia REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

TOKYO (Reuters) -World middleweight boxing champion Lauren Price dominated in her opening bout at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, saying she was "massively" inspired by Britain's performance in taekwondo, a sport in which she has also competed.

A favourite to take the Olympic gold, the Welsh southpaw outclassed Mongolian Myagmarjargal Munkhbat, effective with a flurry of shots and getting a solid left cross to her opponent's head in the first round.

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