Khadija El-Mardi

Khadija El Mardi
Born	Khadija Mardi (1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 34) Casablanca, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Statistics
Weight class	Middleweight
Weight(s)	75 kg (165 lb)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing   Morocco World Championships 2023 New Delhi Heavyweight 2022 Istanbul Heavyweight 2019 Ulan-Ude Middleweight African Games 2019 Rabat Middleweight 2023 Accra Heavyweight African Championships 2022 Maputo Heavyweight 2023 Yaoundé Heavyweight 2024 Kinshasa Heavyweight

Khadija Mardi ^{[1] [2] [3]} (born 1 February 1991), ^{[1] [2]} also known as Khadija El Mardi, ^[4] is a Moroccan boxer. She is the current Heavyweight women's IBA World Boxing Champion.

Career

Mardi competed in the women's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. ^[2] She lost to Dariga Shakimova in the quarter-finals. ^[5]

She qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics, ^[6] however, she withdrew from the competition for medical reasons.

In 2022, Mardi won the gold medal at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships. ^[3] She won silver medal at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, after losing the final match against Şennur Demir. ^{[7] [8]}

In March 2023, Mardi won a gold medal in the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, thus winning her and Morocco's first women's gold medal in the IBA World Boxing Championships. ^{[9] [10]} King Mohammed VI congratulated her on her victory. ^[11]

She won the gold medal in the women's +81 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana. ^[12]

References

1. "Khadija MARDI". cnom.org.ma (in French). Moroccan National Olympic Committee. February 1991. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
2. "Khadija Mardi". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
3. El Amri, Amine (23 July 2021). "Le Matin - Khadija Mardi jette l'éponge, les espoirs du Maroc en prennent un coup". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
4. Hosni, Salma (20 May 2022). "Boxe: Khadija El Mardi vice-championne du Monde des poids lourds". sport.le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
5. "Women's Middle (69-75kg)". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021. MARDI Khadija
6. "Boxing Olympic Qualification: What we learnt from Dakar". Olympic Channel . Retrieved 8 April 2021. Khadija Mardi
7. L'Opinion. "Boxe: Khadija El Mardi sacrée à Istanbul vice-championne du monde des poids lourds". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
8. "Moroccan boxer Khadija Mardi takes silver in international championship". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
9. "Moroccan Khadija El Mardi crowned boxing world champion". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
10. Aamari, Oussama. "Khadija El Mardi Wins First Gold Medal For Morocco, Africa in Women's Boxing". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
11. Sahnouni, Mariya. "King Mohammed VI Congratulates Boxer Khadija El Mardi on 'Well-Deserved Victory'". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
12. "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

External links

• Khadija El-Mardi at BoxRec (registration required)
• Khadija El-Mardi at Olympics.com
• Khadija El-Mardi at the Moroccan National Olympic Committee (in French)
• Khadija El-Mardi at Olympedia