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Hocine Soltani defeats Bulgaria's Tontcho Tontchev in tie-breaker for gold

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Atlanta 1996 | Olympic Games

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Tie-breaker gives Algeria's Soltani top finish | Atlanta 1996

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After 172 bouts across 7 days of boxing in Dakar, there are just two sessions remaining in the Africa Olympic Qualifying tournament.
So far, 26 boxers have secured their route to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this summer, but there are still another seven places up for grabs on Friday and

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Algerian boxing is back on the map at Africa Olympic Qualifying event

After taking featherweight bronze at Barcelona 1992, Hocine Soltani claimed lightweight gold four years later with victory on countback over Bulgaria's Tontcho Tontchev.

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Soltani wins gold for Algeria at Atlanta 1996

Algeria's Hocine Soltani was the last African to win Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996. Mohamed Flissi and three-time African champion Abdelhafid Benchabla are hoping to end that drought. "My dream is to win a medal for Algeria and Africa," Benchabla told us at the African Olympic qualifier in Dakar, where Benchabla and Flissi booked their spots at Tokyo 2020.

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Atlanta 1996

Barcelona 1992

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