flyweight division, a weight class dominated by well-equipped fighters from Mexico, Thailand and Japan. His opponents are the last in a long line of problems standing between him and a gold, including a lack of equipment, no professionals to train against and a disapproving mother.īut when the Beijing Games open in August, he will represent Ethiopia in the 112-lb. Molla Getachew is Ethiopia’s only Olympic boxer, an anomaly in a country known for its superstar distance runners. Now a member of the Ethiopian team for the Beijing Games intends to fight his way onto the podium, against overwhelming odds. The country’s other athletes have been shut out. ( AP) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia’s runners have won at least one gold medal at almost every Olympics since 1960.
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