Decision due on women boxers at Olympics

Katie Taylor will find out on Thursday if her dream of representing Ireland in the London 2012 Olympics can come true.
Currently, boxing is the only Olympic sport in which women can not compete.

Katie Taylor is Ireland's most successful boxer in history and has numerous European and World titles to her name.
She is one of the most consistent starts in world sport, boasting a record of 60 wins from 61 fights and 39 consecutive victories.

Women's boxing came tantalisingly close to inclusion in the 2008 Beijing Games only to be rejected when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled it would not offer added value to the Olympic programme.

Fears were that the sport was not competitive in enough countries which could lead to potentially dangerous mismatches.

The Olympic cCommittee meets on Thursday and this time there is a lot more hope for women to take part.

There have been positive comments from IOC President Jacques Rogge ahead of Thursday's decision, but confirmation of the committee's choice will only come Thursday.

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