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Ngamba wins bronze for Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal
Refugee Olympic Team's Cindy Ngamba prepares to fight Panama's Atheyna Bylon in their women's 75 kg semifinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, August 8, 2024, in Paris, France

REFUGEE Olympic team boxer Cindy Ngamba claimed a bronze medal after being beaten by Panama’s Atheyna Bylon in the women’s 75kg semi-final.

The British-based fighter lost by split decision but earned the Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal at a Games.

Ngamba was born in Cameroon and moved to Britain at the age of 11, but has faced challenges obtaining citizenship since and was at one point sent to a detention camp with her brother, Kennet, due to a paperwork issue.

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