Boxing at Roland Garros

In the evening, I took the Metro to Porte Auteuil and walked to the Jardin Botanique on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne.
The tennis stadiums at Roland Garros were a little further along the road. After queuing for about an hour, chatting to a couple of English brothers, the gates opened at 20.00.
After stopping for a snack from one of the many food and beverage outlets, I took my seat high up in the Phillippe Chatrier Stadium which had its roof closed and with a boxing ring in the centre. I'd come to the boxing because it was almost the last event in the Olympics that evening. After a long build-up, there were only three finals and I stayed for only two to miss the crowds at the finish. The bouts were the men's and women's 57kg with each bout being of three three-minute rounds, shorter than the build-ups. There was great support for the Taiwanese women's gold medallist.
I took the Metro back to the hotel.Read more