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Boxing-Cuba to allow female boxers to compete for first time in six decades

By Nelson Acosta
Boxer Idamelys Moreno fights with Giselle Garcia during a training session in Havana, Cuba, December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

HAVANA (Reuters) - Boxing powerhouse Cuba has given the green light to women who wish to partake in tournaments for the first time since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, sports officials said on Monday.

The Caribbean island - long hailed for its top-ranked men's boxers - has won 41 gold medals in the Olympic games since Munich in 1972, topping global charts.

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