The Nigerian trio of Cynthia Ogunsemilore, Omole Dolapo and Olaore Olaoitan have qualified to represent Nigeria at the boxing event of the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n
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According to NAN, the trio achieved the feat after clinching gold medals in their respective weight divisions at the Olympics Africa Boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal.<\/p>\n
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On Friday, Omole defeated Leta Fikremariyam Yadesa from Ethiopia in the men\u2019s 57kg to win a gold medal and clinch the ticket.<\/p>\n
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In the men\u2019s 92kg, Olaore won gold after outboxing Algeria\u2019s Houmri Mohamed to earn another Olympic berth for Nigeria.<\/p>\n
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Similarly, Ogunsemilore beat Khelif Hadjila from Algeria in the women\u2019s 60kg final to win gold. She had, however, booked a place in Paris after knocking out Zambia\u2019s Nkandu Felistars in round two of the semi-final on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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Ogunsemilore became the first Nigerian female boxer to qualify for the Olympics since Edith Ogoke in London in 2012.<\/p>\n
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Team Nigeria had nine boxers \u2013 six females and three males \u2014 at the qualifiers:<\/p>\n
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Ojo Joy, Patricia Mbata, Adeola Oyesiji, Zainab Adeshina, Olawunmi Shodipe and Moshood Fatai failed in their qualification quest.<\/p>\n
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The qualifications upturned the disappointing performance of the last Olympic Games, where Nigeria was not represented at the boxing event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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