In addition to being the first Olympics held on U.S. soil, the 1904 games saw the debut of boxing and freestyle wrestling competitions, both of which remain staples of the Summer Olympics to this day.

Despite boxing being contested at every Olympics since 1904 (apart form 1912), the IOC has not included the sport on the LA 2028 programme. Thus, the World Boxing has been in the fore-front to ...

The 1904 St. Louis Olympics medal ... The Games also saw the debut of boxing and freestyle wrestling, sports that have clung to the Summer Olympics until the present day, along with long-since ...

The medal bears the inscription “Olympiad, 1904” and shows ... Games also saw the debut of boxing and freestyle wrestling, sports that have clung to the Summer Olympics until the present ...