Adams was made to pay for a sluggish start as Ren scored early to establish a two-point lead at the end of the first round. Although the Leeds boxer enjoyed increasing success with right hands, Ren extended her lead throughout.
Ireland lightweight Katie Taylor claimed her fourth consecutive world title with a 16-6 win over Tajikistan's Mavzuna Chorieva, who had put out England's Natasha Jonas in the semi-finals.
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London 2012: Pictures of the start of the Olympic Torch relay - london24.com
Torchbearer Ben Ainslie holds the Olympic Torch and waves to the crowd before he begins the first leg between Land's End and Sennon.
Sarah Shaffi, Olympics editor (news)
Saturday, May 19, 2012
11:50 AM
The Olympic Flame will travel 136 miles today, on the first leg of a 70-day tour of Britain.
The Olympic Torch relay started shortly after 7am this morning, when the Flame arrived at Land’s End from RNAS Culdrose in a Search and Rescue helicopter sporting a specially painted gold blade.
Lieutenant Commander Richard Full, a member of the Royal Navy Search and Rescue Squad, walked the Flame from the helicopter to the Land’s End signpost.
Three-times Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer, and he passed the Flame to Anastassia Swallow from St Ives. In total there are 139 torchbearers on the first day of the relay.
In addition to being carried, the Flame will also be taken in a Rainforest Balloon at the Eden Project.
Today the Flame will be carried through communities including Penzance, Helston, Falmouth, Truro, Newquay and Bodmin, ahead of arriving in Plymouth at 8.52pm.
When it gets to Plymouth Hoe the Flame will be used to light a cauldron to mark the culmination of the day’s festivities.
Seb Coe, chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), said: “The start of the Olympic Torch relay is the beginning of an exciting summer of sport across the UK.
“A huge thank you to all those who have been involved in the planning process who have helped the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay come to life. Everyone has played their part in giving thousands of inspirational people and hundreds of communities their moment to shine.”
Torchbearers during the day include Connor Mcarthur, 13, from Plymouth, who helps the families of service children through Her Majesty’s Schools (HMS) Heroes; George Phillips, 87, from Penzance, who also carried the Flame in the 1948 Torch relay; and Samantha Woon, 21, from Cornwall,who has used her difficulties with her own sight to fundraise for the blind.
Jeremy Hunt, secretary of state for culture, Olympics, media and sport, said: “It’s incredibly exciting that the Olympic Flame’s arrived and is now starting its momentous journey right around the country. I hope as many people as possible get out to see it and cheer on their local torchbearers.”
The Olympic Flame will travel around 8,000 miles over 70 days before arriving in the Olympic Stadium on July 27 for the opening ceremony of the Games.
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