Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 51 kg

The women's flyweight (51 kilograms) event at the 2010 Asian Games took place from 21 to 25 November 2010 at Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium, Foshan, China.[1]

Women's 51 kg at the 2010 Asian Games
Venue	Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium
Date	21–25 November
Competitors	13 from 13 nations
Medalists
Ren Cancan    China   Annie Albania    Philippines   Mary Kom    India   Aya Shinmoto    Japan

Boxing at the 2010 Asian Games
	Men	Women
	49 kg	51 kg
	52 kg	60 kg
	56 kg	75 kg
	60 kg
	64 kg
	69 kg
	75 kg
	81 kg
	91 kg
	+91 kg

Like all Asian Games boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. This was the first ever women's boxing tournament at the history of the Asian Games.

A total of 13 women from 13 countries competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 51 kilograms. Ren Cancan of China won the gold medal. She beat Annie Albania of the Philippines 7–5 in the final bout in Foshan Gymnasium. Mary Kom and Aya Shinmoto shared the bronze medal.

Ren Cancan became the first ever women's boxing champion at the Asian Games.