Michigan teenager hoping for Olympic boxing gold
- 12 years ago
In its heyday, in the 1950s and '60s, Flint was a booming automobile-industry town -- home of the car manufacturer General Motors.
But when the factories closed down, the city began a drastic decline into poverty and crime that seems almost impossible to stop.
Now, a young female boxer named Claressa Shields is hoping to turn her town's future around.
The 17-year old is carrying the hopes of a struggling city in her quest for an Olympic Gold medal at the London Olympics.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Flint, Michigan.
But when the factories closed down, the city began a drastic decline into poverty and crime that seems almost impossible to stop.
Now, a young female boxer named Claressa Shields is hoping to turn her town's future around.
The 17-year old is carrying the hopes of a struggling city in her quest for an Olympic Gold medal at the London Olympics.
Al Jazeera's Kimberly Halkett reports from Flint, Michigan.