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After winning a long fight to get into the Olympics, female boxers are at the center of a dress code debate ahead of the 2012 London Games, including whether they should wear skirts in the ring, the Daily Mail reported.

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) said that officials will meet in January to discuss the issue and draw up recommendations.

AIBA suggested to its national federations last year that wearing skirts would help the women stand out from the men's competitions. AIBA's idea has not found much support.

Ireland's three-time world champion Katie Taylor told the BBC: "I won't be wearing a miniskirt. I don't even wear miniskirts on a night out, so I definitely won't be wearing miniskirts in the ring." （點擊《每日郵報》查看原文）

女拳手或穿超短裙戰奧運

???????據英國《每日郵報》報道，女子拳擊經過長期爭取終于成為2012年倫敦奧運會正式比賽項目，可是女拳擊手們卻進入了是否在賽場上穿裙裝的另一輪爭論中。

???????近日，國際業余拳擊聯合會發（AIBA）布了一項聲明，說要在明年1月的會議上討論此議題，并征集意見。

???????去年AIBA建議各國拳聯應規定女拳手穿裙裝，這樣可以讓她們與男子拳擊比賽區分開來。不過AIBA的建議并未獲得多少支持。

???????來自愛爾蘭的三屆世界冠軍凱特•泰勒接受英國廣播公司采訪時表示了堅決反對：“我是不會穿超短裙打比賽的。平時我晚上出去消遣的時候都不會穿短裙，更何況在拳臺上。”

(China.org.cn November 24, 2011)