Paris 2024 boxing: Yunior Alcantara Reyes and history-making David de Pina win bronze medals at 51 kg
By Maggie Hendricks1 min|
Yunior Alcantara Reyes of the Dominican Republic and Cabo Verde's David de Pina were awarded bronze medals in the men's 51 kg weight class on Sunday (4 August) at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Bronze medals are given to the fighters who make it to the semifinals but don't win the bout.
France's Billal Bennama won the first 51 kg semifinal over Alcantara, winning by points, 5-0. Later on Sunday, Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov won by points, 5-0, over de Pina, who earned Cabo Verde's first-ever Olympic medal.
Bennama and Dusmatov will fight in the gold medal match on Thursday, 8 August.