Why do women wear headguards but not men in Olympic boxing?

OLYMPIC boxing at Tokyo 2020 was a spotlight of the video games.

Staff GB nonetheless picked up SIX medals in whole, together with golds for Galal Yafai and Lauren Value.

Girls's bouts on the Olympic Video games see the opponents sporting a helmetCredit score: AP

You could have observed plenty of variations between the women and men's competitors, together with the headgear worn by the feminine boxers.

Why do ladies put on headguards however not males in Olympic boxing?

The rules on boxing headguards comes from the Worldwide Olympic Committee and the Worldwide Boxing Affiliation (AIBA).

Earlier than the Rio 2016 Olympics, all boxers - each women and men - have been required to put on them.

The AIBA first launched head safety in 1984 following the tragic dying of professional South Korean fighter Kim Duk-Koo.

Rivals on the Video games are amateurs and up till 2016, headgear was necessary for his or her safety.

Since Rio 2016, male novice fighters on the Olympics haven't been required to put on headgearCredit score: AP

However a examine by the International Sport Institute concluded that boxers who competed with out headgear have been much less more likely to concussions than those that wore them.

Because the examine was carried out solely on males, the headgear was dropped for them on the 2016 Video games in Rio.

However with no conclusive knowledge but by way of for girls, head safety has due to this fact been retained for the ladies's boxing in Tokyo to make sure most security.