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Olympics coach restrained by own boxer after shoving team member in furious end to final


Buse Naz Cakiroglu and Wu Yu’s Olympic gold medal bout ended in chaos after the former’s coach had to be held back by the boxer herself. 

The pair had been battling for top spot on the podium in the women’s 50kg classification, with Chinese boxer Wu Yu cruising to a victory. 

Wu Yu won the gold medal match 4:1, having progressed to the final by virtue three comfortable victories in the earlier rounds. 

In truth, the gold medal was never in doubt, even during her final bout with Turkey’s Naz Cakiroglu. 

But that didn’t stop the Turkish coach from losing his head following the referee’s decision, with the trainer having to be restrained by his fellow coaches. 

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