The Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall is a indoor arena located in Peristeri, to the west of central Athens. The hall was the site of the boxing events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The venue seats up to 8,000, though it will have a public capacity of only 5,600 for the Olympics.
Although boxing was considered too violent for inclusion at the first modern Olympics in 1896, it showed up as a demonstration sport in 1904 in St. Louis and then as a medal sport in 1908 in London.
Boxing was omitted once again, however, in 1912 in Stockholm.
Olympic boxers can be no younger than 17 years old and no older than 34.
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