US EditionAlgerian Boxer Imane Khelif Clinches Medal at Paris Olympics
- Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif won her women’s 66kg welterweight quarterfinal bout by unanimous points decision against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, securing an Olympic medal.
- Khelif won all three rounds, leaving the ring tearful after overcoming a media storm in the preceding days.
- She will face Thailand’s Janjeem Suwannapheng in the semifinals for a chance at the gold medal, already guaranteed at least a bronze.
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The Cameroonian fighter, Cindy Ngamba, who competes for the Refugee Team, guaranteed at least a bronze medal in the Paris 2024 boxing.
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The boxer trains in Great Britain and cannot return to her country of origin: “They would lock me in prison, I would be tortured. Being homosexual there is outlawed.”
Paris 2024: Boxer Cindy Ngamba Sails Into Semis to Guarantee Refugee Olympic Team First Ever Medal
Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain aged 11, got the better of France's Davina Michel to reach the final-four of the women's 75kg category and win at least bronze.
Paris Olympics: Ngamba guarantees Refugee Team their first ever medal
Cindy Ngamba has today guaranteed herself at least a bronze medal in boxing and that's a first. She hails from Cameroon but because of discrimination against LGBT+ people in the central African nation, she's competing under the banner of the Olympic Refugee Team. It's the third time the delegation has competed at an Olympic Games. Never before has it won a medal.François Picard is joined by The Daily Beast's Craig Copetas and France 24's James V…
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