Olympics: Determination propels Adams to legend statusLONDON: British women’s boxing great Nicola Adams goes to Rio to defend her historic 2012 Olympic title after at last filling the one vacant hook in her medals cabinet — the world flyweight title. It is her dogs that Adams misses most when she travels abroad as she confessed after winning the inaugural European Games title last year in Baku. British newspaper ‘The Independent’ went as far to declare she was the most influential lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender personality in Britain in 2012. And another little notch on to my legacy as well.”Adams grinned broadly when asked whether it was great to still be top dog. She spent some of it recovering from shoulder surgery and also had all her kit, including some of her Olympic memorabilia, stolen.

Source: Manila Times July 24, 2016 03:56 UTC