First-ever Refugee Olympic Team medallist Cindy Ngamba inducted on to Wall of Fame
The Cameroon-born and UK-based boxer was honoured at the English Institute of Sport together with fellow Paris 2024 bronze medallist Lewis Richardson.
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The year to remember continues for Cindy Ngamba. The Refugee Olympic Team boxer was inducted on to the Wall of Fame at the English Institute of Sport on Thursday, 28 November in recognition of the historic medal she won at Paris 2024 in August.
The Cameroon-born boxer became the first and, so far, only refugee atlete to win an Olympic medal when she secured a bronze in the women's 75kg event. She beat France's Davina Michel by unanimous decision to reach the semi-finals before bowing out in the final four with a split-decision loss to Panama's Atheyna Bylon.
Ngamba moved to London at age 11 and was introduced to several sports before settling on boxing. After winning the English national title three times, she was invited to train with Great Britain's national squad while also receiving the support of the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) and Olympic Solidarity.
In March 2024, she made history as the first-ever refugee boxer to qualify for Paris 2024 and carried the flag of the Olympic Refugee Team at the Opening Ceremony together with taekwondo athlete Yahya Al Ghotany.
British boxer Lewis Richardson, who took bronze in the men's 71kg event in the French capital, was inducted on the English Institute of Sport's Wall of Fame together with Ngamba.