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African boxers showed their competitiveness at the Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier at the Dakar Arena, that ended on Friday (15 September) with 18 athletes securing quotas for the next Olympic Games.
The overall performance level has improved greatly since the Tokyo 2020 qualifiers, with the boxers in the 2023

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Algeria's Jugurtha Ait in action during the Africa Boxing Qualifier in Dakar.

What we learned from the Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier in Dakar

"They say the downfall of a man is the beginning of his life," said Nigeria's Joshua Omole, reflecting the challenges he has overcome to secure a quota spot for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
There are many times Omole contemplated quitting the sport. He had so many reasons to do

Nigeria's Joshua Omole celebrates after winning the men's 57kg final against Ethiopia's Yadesa Leta.

Nigeria’s Joshua Omole: From dodging hunger pains to securing Paris 2024 Olympic quota at the Africa Boxing Qualifier

World champion Khadija Mardi opened her campaign at the Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier with an exciting ‘final before the final' edging out the reigning Mozambican African gold medallist Rady Gramane in an exciting quarter-final bout on Wednesday, 13 September, at the Dakar Arena.
Mardi booked her last four slot

Morocco's Khadija Mardi in action at the Africa Boxing Qualifier in Dakar.

Paris 2024 Boxing Africa Qualifier: Olympians Khadija Mardi, Richarno Colin fight their way into the semis, as Senegal’s Diarga Balde pulls off huge upset

John Paul Masamba bounced back from desperate lows to reach the quarter-finals of the 2023 Boxing Africa Qualifier at the Dakar Arena on Monday (11 September).
The South African who has been dealing with depression and anxiety, eliminated Lesotho’s Monaheng Kebe after the referee called off their bout in the

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