Boxing has been part of the Olympics since 688 BCE.
✓ TRUE FACT
Boxing entered the ancient Olympic Games in 688 BCE, making it one of the oldest recorded Olympic sports. In the modern Olympics, boxing returned in 1904 and has been a regular event since.
🤯 "Boxing has been part of the Olympics since 688 BCE — because apparently, even ancient Greeks thought the best way to settle who's the fastest was to punch each other in the face first."