Summary
THE 17-year-old lightweight boxer, Amir Khan, from Bolton, will carry a heavy burden at this year's Olympic Games. He will be the only UK fighter in Athens and is the youngest ever to qualify for the Olympics.
Khan earned his 60-kilo place by winning the Strandja Cup, in Bulgaria, last month. As he will not be 18 until December, he is still considered too young to box for a senior ABA title. Indeed, it was suggested he is too young for the Olympics, but the possibility of him electing to box for Pakistan was enough to quell such talk.See the full content of this document
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Khan Goes It Alone for Great Britain in Olympic Boxing
Colin Jones was four months younger when he went to Montreal in 1976, but boxers were nominated then, rather...
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