Hoping to End Long-Time Olympic Curse and Win Medal for Countryland, Boxer Promises High Hopes for Paris 2024

Australia has been a predominant character in the medal tally of the Olympics throughout the years. However, the nation has yet to turn out big in boxing. As of now, Australia has won just one silver medal and some bronze ones occasionally in Olympic history. Out of those bronze medals, the last one came in the 2020 Tokyo edition. However, this time, the country’s female boxing veteran has stood to break the jinx. 

Previously, this female boxer generated lots of expectations to be on the Olympics leaderboards. But she couldn’t justify the hopes that culminated in her. But this time, she received many factors along with her fiery form to speak about her chances. 

Caitlin Parker at the Olympics for a second time

Talking about her rendezvous with the Olympics, Caitlin Parker expressed firmly, “All that’s been in my head since I was a kid”. Now confirming her berth into the contention for the Paris Olympics in 2024, Parker thought she was back on the voyage again. However, that didn’t come easily, as she was the only boxer from Australia who would repeat her participation on the Olympic stage. But Parker knew that was not enough. Talking to the Herald Sun, she claimed, “it’s great to get the qualification process out of the way now so I can focus on my performance in Paris”. 

Her Tokyo encounter ended abruptly in round 16 with a defeat from Atheyna Bylon from Panama. But the 27-year-old wrestler was pretty much clear about what she needed to put in for the coveted Olympic gold. On this matter, Caitlin Parker added, “This time I know what I need to do… I can pull from that so much coming into the next Olympics”. Since the Tokyo Olympics, Parker brought several changes in her boxing technique. 

The late yet effective modulation 

The match-up with Atheyna Bylon couldn’t go unadjusted. In the 2023 World Boxing Championship, Caitlin Parker drew the heat on Bylon in the quarter-final. Later in the last four, she snatched victory from the former world champion, Valentina Khalzova. However, Parker’s run for glory was ended in the final to Lovlina Borgohain by a split decision. But that was just the beginning of dreaming of an Olympic medal again. 

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“I have come a long way, I have trained really hard with my home coach Marcos Amado working with me”, she explained. Talking about her motivation, Parker argued, “The Olympics has been something I have been so obsessed with for so long” with a tinge of self-belief. Ultimately, Caitlin Parker knows that if she pulls out her punches effectively, she can get away with “Australia’s first gold medal in boxing”. 

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