Oumaïma Belahbib

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Oumaïma Belahbib
Personal information
Born (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 25)
Morocco
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classWelterweight
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Medal record
Representing  Morocco
African Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Brazzaville U64
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat U69

Oumaïma Belahbib (also spelt Oumayma, born 21 August 1996)[1] is a Moroccan amateur boxer, who won a gold medal at the 2017 African Amateur Boxing Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2019 African Games. She has competed in the welterweight (under 69 kg) event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career[]

At the 2017 African Amateur Boxing Championships in Brazzaville, Congo, Belahbib won the under-64 kg event.[1][2] It was Morocco's first women's gold medal at the African Amateur Boxing Championships,[2] and their only gold medal of the 2017 Championships.[3] She won a bronze medal in the under-69 kg event at the 2019 African Games.[1][4] Later in the year, she competed at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, losing in the round of 16 to India's Lovlina Borgohain.[5]

In January 2020, she won a bronze medal at the Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament,[6][7] and in February 2020, Belahbib won her 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament under-69 kg event.[8] As a result, she qualified for the welterweight (under 69 kg) event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] Her place at the Games was assured after winning her semi-final against Kenyan Elizabeth Akinyi.[9] In 2021, she won another bronze medal at the Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament.[10] At the 2020 Olympics, Belahbib lost her round of 16 match to Ukrainian Anna Lysenko.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Oumayma Belahbib" (in French). Moroccan Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Oumaïma Belahbib offre au Maroc sa première médaille d'or". Le Matin (in French). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "18emes championnats africains de Boxe : le Cameroun en tête au classement des médailles". Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale (in French). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jeux Africains - Rabat 2019" (PDF) (in French). African Boxing Confederation. August 2019. pp. 19, 27, 33. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain enters quarterfinals". India Today. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Moroccan Boxers Shine at International Tournament in Serbia". Moroccan World News. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Les pugilistes marocaines Khadija El Mardi et Oumaima Belhabib brillent en Serbie". Ya Biladi (in French). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Boxing Road to Tokyo African Qualification Women's Welter (64-49 kg)" (PDF). Boxing Road to Tokyo. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Quatre pugilistes valident leurs billets pour Tokyo". Le Matin (in French). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Oumaïma Belahbib en bronze à Belgrade". Le Matin (in French). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  11. ^ "JO 2020: zéro pointé pour les boxeurs marocains". Le 360 Sport (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by
Samir Azzimani 		Flag bearer for  Morocco
Tokyo 2020
with
Ramzi Boukhiam 		Succeeded by
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