A closer look at the game

Suleymanoglu's three Olympic titles show sustained competitive execution within changing historical weightlifting conditions.

Dimas's three golds and Athens bronze present a sustained career with several distinct competitive outcomes.

Chen's 2004 and 2008 titles show how two lifts and limited attempts combine into a winning total.

Punch volume, scoring blows and a judge's assessment are related measures, but they are not interchangeable.

Movement creates the range for an effective punch and preserves the ability to respond afterwards.

A punch can organise distance and rhythm as well as score. Effective combinations depend on what each action creates.

Evaluate a defensive action by the avoided contact and the position it leaves for the next exchange.

Forward movement becomes meaningful pressure only when it creates an effective competitive result.

Round formats, equipment and decision procedures depend on the competition system.

A pause, a count and a final stoppage are different decisions governed by the relevant competition procedures.

Ali's Olympic beginning and later professional career belong to connected but distinct competitive records.

Stevenson's three Olympic titles establish an important boxing career without requiring hypothetical professional match-ups.

Adams's London and Rio victories combine an individual record with a significant stage in the sport's Olympic development.

Target areas, permitted actions and priority rules give each weapon its own competitive character.

In foil and sabre, the lights record contact while the referee interprets the order of the exchange.