Boxer Cindy Ngamba Scripts History at Paris Olympics 2024 As She Secures First-Ever Medal for Refugee Olympic Team, Reaches Semifinals of Women’s 75 Kg Category
With many eyes on the athletics representing a particular country, boxer Cindy Ngamba guaranteed a medal for her ‘Refugee Olympic Team’ at the Paris Olympics 2024. She defeated France's Davina Michel by unanimous decision on Sunday to reach the women's 75kg semi-finals.
With many eyes on the athletics representing a particular country, boxer Cindy Ngamba guaranteed a medal for her ‘Refugee Olympic Team’ at the Paris Olympics 2024. Defeating French opponent Davina Michel in the women's 75 Kg event, Ngamba advanced to the semifinals. With both losing semi-finalists awarded bronze, the Cameroon-born fighter is assured of a medal at Paris 2024. This would be the first-ever medal for the team since its inclusion in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Refugee Olympic team never won a medal in the last two editions. 25-year-old boxer Ngamba moved to the UK aged 10, but cannot compete for Team GB because she does not have a British passport. Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva Makes ‘X’ Sign After Losing Paris Olympics 2024 Women’s Boxing 57 kg Quarterfinal to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting in Who Previously Failed Gender Test (Watch Video).
Boxer Cindy Ngamba Becomes First-Ever Medal for Refugee Olympic Team
With her win over Davina Michel (FRA), boxer @CindyNgamba (EOR) has just made history by guaranteeing a first-ever Olympic medal for the IOC @RefugeesOlympic Team! #Paris2024 #OlympicGames pic.twitter.com/lmN0fhdqA5
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) August 4, 2024
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