Boxer Badou Jack out of Olympics

Boxer Badou Jack, who carried the Gambian flag in his first Olympic Games appearance in Beijing Games, has bowed out  in first-round competition, Observer Sports can reveal.  
 
The Gambian-Swede boxer crashed out after losing to Vijender Kumar 13:2 in the Round of 32 in the 75-kg bout on Saturday, August 9.

Badou was one of three Gambian athletes in Beijing Games; the other two being Fatou Tiyana and Suwaibou Sanneh who were to compete in the women’s and men’s 100 and 200 metres respectively.

Born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and Gambian father, Badou was qualified for Gambian citizenship.
After switching allegiance as a Gambian earlier this year, Badou’s first task was to seek qualification for the Beijing Olympic Games at the African boxing championship held in Namibia last March. He won all his fights in the 75kg weight category to become the first Gambian to attain the qualifying standard for the Olympic Games in his sport.