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Wassila Lkhadiri

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Wassila Lkhadiri
Born (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29)
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
NationalityFrench
Statistics
Weight classFlyweight
Light flyweight
Weight(s)50 kg (110 lb)
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 New Delhi Light flyweight
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków Light flyweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Alcobendas Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Bucharest Flyweight

Wassila Lkhadri (born 14 September 1995) is a French boxer from Ajaccio, Corsica.

Amateur career

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In 2014, Lkhadri was crowned French amateur champion in under 54 kg (bantamweight)[1] and then won the bronze medal at the European amateur championships in Bucharest in the under 51 kg (flyweight) category.[2] She won the bronze medal in the flyweight category at the 2019 European amateur championships in Alcobendas.[3]

At the 2023 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships in New Delhi, Lkhadri won the bronze medal in the under 50 kg category.[4] At the 2023 European Games, on 28 June 2023, Lkhadri defeated Nicole Ďuríková the round of 16, Daina Moorehouse in the quarterfinals,[5][6] and Laura Fuertes in the semifinals. Heading the gold medal match, she lost to Buse Naz Çakıroğlu, thus qualifying for the boxing events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7][8]

Personal life

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Lkhadiri has a daughter, who was born in December 2021.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Boxe amateur: Lkhadiri petite reine de France!". varmatin.com. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Lkhadiri revient bronzé". ffboxe.com. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Championnats d'Europe amateurs : du bronze pour Wassila Lkhadiri". www.lequipe.fr. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ A.-A. F. (23 March 2023). "Lkhadiri, Zidani et Benmessahel en bronze aux Mondiaux, aucune Bleue en finale". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Ireland pair Marley and Moorehouse out after defeats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Olympians, Moorehouse and Marley, exit Paris 2024". Irish Athletic Boxing Association. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Milli boksörler Buse Naz Çakıroğlu ve Busenaz Sürmeneli Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Makan Traoré, Wassila Lkhadiri et Amina Zidani qualifiés pour les JO de Paris 2024" (in French). L'Équipe. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ Clarito, Ariel Ian (2 August 2024). "Midlife Halftime: Aira Villegas on the cusp of Olympic glory". Tiebreaker Times.
  10. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 March 2023). "Lkhadiri says birth of first child behind push for Paris 2024 after winning world medal". InsideTheGames.
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