Wassila Lkhadiri

Wassila Lkhadiri
Born	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29) Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Nationality	French
Statistics
Weight class	Flyweight Light flyweight
Weight(s)	50 kg (110 lb)
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Medal record Women's amateur boxing Representing   France World Championships 2023 New Delhi Light flyweight European Games 2023 Kraków Light flyweight European Championships 2019 Alcobendas Flyweight 2014 Bucharest Flyweight

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

Amateur career

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

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

References

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. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Wassila Lkhadiri from BoxRec (registration required)
• Wassila Lkhadiri at Olympics.com