Olympics-Boxing-Australia's Garside vows to stick around after defeat to support team


Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Men's 63.5kg - Prelims - Round of 16 - North Paris Arena, Villepinte, France - July 29, 2024. Harry Garside of Australia reacts after losing his fight against Richard Kovacs of Hungary. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

PARIS (Reuters) - Australian boxer Harry Garside said he fully intends to stay on at the Paris Olympics to support his teammates, despite his defeat on Monday that left him feeling numb.

Garside, a Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist, lost to Hungary's Richard Kovacs in the lightweight round of 16, ending the 27-year-old's quest to win Australia's first boxing gold medal.

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