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Cindy Ngamba: For the refugee team’s Olympics star history did not just happen. It was made | Boxing News
There aren’t the words, sometimes. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a message. For Cindy Ngamba, her defeat in the middleweight semi-final of the Olympic Games was a cruel disappointment. She left the arena in silence, the pain of that loss raw. She had wanted gold, but her bronze was the first Olympic medal ever won…
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Olympics 2024: Refugee breakdancer Manizha Talash disqualified after unveiling ‘Free Afghan Women’ message | Olympics News
Breakdancer Manizha Talash has been disqualified after unveiling a ‘Free Afghan Women’ message during her Olympic performance in Paris. The World DanceSport Federation said Talash, 21, was thrown out for “displaying a political slogan on her attire”, which is strictly banned under International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules. Rule 50 of the Olympic charter explicitly bans…
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Olympics 2024: Cindy Ngamba stars for refugee team to finish with historic bronze medal in Paris | Boxing News
Cindy Ngamba’s inspiring Olympic campaign for the refugee team came to an end in Paris on Thursday. She lost a split-decision verdict in the middleweight semi-final to Panama’s Atheyna Bylon at Roland Garros. It means Ngamba finishes with a bronze medal, a historic achievement nevertheless. She is the first refugee athlete to medal at an…
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