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