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| Born | Youba Ndiaye Sissokho 7 November 1991 Dakar, Senegal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Youba Ndiaye Sissokho [1] (born 7 November 1991) is a Senegalese-born Spanish boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] He was born in Dakar and moved to Majorca at six months. [3]
Mauritania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The country's participation at Athens marked its sixth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes, Youba Hmeida and Aminata Kamissoko, who were both selected by wildcards after both failed to meet either the "A" or "B" qualifying standards. Hmeida was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Neither of the Mauritanians progressed beyond the heats.
Cheikh Tidiane N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stade Briochin.
Hamady Barro N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional basketball player for Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. A 7-foot tall center, N'Diaye played college basketball for Rutgers University and was a second-round selection in the 2010 NBA draft.
Jargalsaikhany Chuluunbat is a Mongolian freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 120 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and in the freestyle 125 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics; he defeated Malal Ndiaye in the 1/8 finals and was eliminated by Bilyal Makhov in the quarterfinals.
Youba Mohamed Ould H'meïde is a retired Mauritanian sprinter, who specialized in the 400 metres. He represented Mauritania at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and also set a national record and a personal best of 47.87 on his sporting debut from the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Papa Alioune N'Diaye known as Badou Ndiaye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Pendikspor.
Spain, represented by the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE), competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for two; the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 163 men and 143 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Mamadou N'Diaye is a Senegalese professional basketball player who last played for Correcaminos UAT Victoria of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for UC Irvine, where he was the tallest basketball player at the NCAA Division I level, standing at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m).
Shakhram Djamshedovich Giyasov is an Uzbek professional boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics as a welterweight.
Amath Ndiaye Diedhiou, known as Amath Ndiaye or simply Amath, is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Spanish club Valladolid, on loan from Mallorca.
Youba Sambou is a Senegalese politician from Casamance who served in the government of Senegal as Minister of the Armed Forces from 2000 to 2002. He also served as Mayor of Bignona and was elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2007.
Bécaye Diop is a Senegalese politician, who is a member of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) and has held several ministerial positions.
Mamy Ndiaye is a Senegalese women's international footballer who plays as a forward. She is a member of the Senegal women's national football team, and has played for IFK Kalmar in Sweden, Zaragoza CFF in Spain and Inter Arras FCF in France.
Hamaciré Youba Diarra is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club Asteras Tripolis, on loan from Cádiz.
Youba is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Mbagnick Ndiaye is a Senegalese judoka. He represented Senegal at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, where he won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event. In the same year, he also won the gold medal in the men's +100 kg event at the 2019 African Judo Championships held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Pape-Alioune Ndiaye is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kazakhstan Premier League club Tobol.
Iliman Cheikh Baroy Ndiaye is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Senegal national team.
Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2015.
Youba SokonaFAAS FTWAS (born 23 May 1950) is a Malian expert in the fields of energy and sustainable development, particularly in Africa. He has been the vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) since October 2015 and a lead author at the IPCC since 1990.
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