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WHYY By Mandy Bujold (L) of Canada exchanges punches with Nina Radovanovic of Serbia during the Women s Fly on Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics. (Getty Images) For Mandy Bujold getting to the Tokyo Olympic Games was a fight that had nothing to do with boxing. She was effectively disqualified by the International Olympic Committee for having a baby. “I have a child. That’s a blessing, it’s not a hindrance,” Bujold said in an interview before her match in Tokyo today. The Canadian boxer timed the birth around the Olympic cycle. But then the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games, interrupted training and forced the cancellation of the May boxing qualifier in Buenos Aires for the Americas. She was out. ....
Olympic And Paralympic Moms Face Big Obstacles To Compete. They’re Demanding Change Getty Images Mandy Bujold (L) of Canada exchanges punches with Nina Radovanovic of Serbia during the Women s Fly on Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics. For Mandy Bujold getting to the Tokyo Olympic Games was a fight that had nothing to do with boxing. She was effectively disqualified by the International Olympic Committee for having a baby. “I have a child. That’s a blessing, it’s not a hindrance,” Bujold said in an interview before her match in Tokyo today. The Canadian boxer timed the birth around the Olympic cycle. But then the coronavirus pandemic delayed the Games, interrupted training and forced the cancellation of the May boxing qualifier in Buenos Aires for the Americas. She was out. ....
Canadian boxer Bujold drops unanimous decision on points in first bout of Tokyo Games Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold lost a unanimous decision on points to Nina Radovanovic of Serbia to open her Tokyo Olympic campaign. The Canadian Press Mandy Bujold , Charly Diaz Azcue/LatinContent/Getty Images TOKYO There were plenty of days over the past 18 months that Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold had to wipe away tears before climbing into the ring to train. The battles raging outside of it were overwhelming. A month after winning a human rights appeal to sport s highest court to compete at the Tokyo Games, her arduous Olympic journey ended in just nine minutes, with a first-round loss to Nina Radovanovic of Serbia on Sunday. ....