Wassila Lkhadiri
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| Born | 14 September 1995 Ajaccio, Corsica, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight class | Flyweight Light flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wassila Lkhadri (born 14 September 1995) is a French boxer from Ajaccio, Corsica.
Amateur career
[edit]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
[edit]Lkhadiri has a daughter, who was born in December 2021.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxe amateur: Lkhadiri petite reine de France!". varmatin.com. 17 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Lkhadiri revient bronzé". ffboxe.com. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "Championnats d'Europe amateurs : du bronze pour Wassila Lkhadiri". www.lequipe.fr. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ A.-A. F. (23 March 2023). "Lkhadiri, Zidani et Benmessahel en bronze aux Mondiaux, aucune Bleue en finale". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Ireland pair Marley and Moorehouse out after defeats". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympians, Moorehouse and Marley, exit Paris 2024". Irish Athletic Boxing Association. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Milli boksörler Buse Naz Çakıroğlu ve Busenaz Sürmeneli Avrupa Şampiyonu oldu!". Milliyet (in Turkish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Clarito, Ariel Ian (2 August 2024). "Midlife Halftime: Aira Villegas on the cusp of Olympic glory". Tiebreaker Times.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (23 March 2023). "Lkhadiri says birth of first child behind push for Paris 2024 after winning world medal". InsideTheGames.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Wassila Lkhadiri from BoxRec (registration required)
- Wassila Lkhadiri at Olympics.com
- 1995 births
- Living people
- French women boxers
- Flyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for France
- AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships medalists
- European Games competitors for France
- European Games medalists in boxing
- European Games silver medalists for France
- Boxers at the 2023 European Games
- 21st-century French sportswomen
- French people of Moroccan descent
- Boxers at the 2024 Summer Olympics