History maker Nicola
Adams admits she’s ‘really, really desperate’ to win gold for England at the
Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Adams, the first ever
female Olympic boxing champion, is hoping to take Glasgow 2014 by storm when,
like at the London 2012 Olympics, female boxing makes its debut.
Speaking after a
training session, when asked how desperate she was to continue her remarkable
history making achievements – adding to her Olympic and Great Britain Amateur
Championships victories – she was defiant.
‘I’m really, really
desperate,’ she said. ‘It would be really nice to have another history-making
medal under my belt and I really want to achieve that next year.
‘Glasgow 2014 is going
to be my main focus. I’ve always believed you have to aim high, and I’m aiming
to try and get gold.’
Women’s boxing was
announced as part of the Glasgow 2014 sports programme at the Commonwealth
Games Federation’s General Assembly last year, confirming that three medal
weights will be competed for – flyweight (48-51kg), lightweight (57-60kg) and
middleweight (69-75kg).
Flyweight Adams, who
received an MBE for services to boxing last week, believes that the
Commonwealth Games can have a similar impact on her sport to that of the
Olympics.
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