Oumaïma Belahbib
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Born | Morocco | 21 August 1996
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Sport | Boxing |
Weight class | Welterweight |
Medal record |
Oumaïma Belahbib (born 21 August 1996), also known as Oumayma Belahbib[1] or Oumayma Bel Ahbib, is a Moroccan amateur boxer, who won a gold medal at the 2017 African Amateur Boxing Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2019 African Games. She has competed in the welterweight (under 69 kg) event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]At the 2017 African Amateur Boxing Championships in Brazzaville, Congo, Belahbib won the under-64 kg event.[1][2] It was Morocco's first women's gold medal at the African Amateur Boxing Championships,[2] and their only gold medal of the 2017 Championships.[3] She won a bronze medal in the under-69 kg event at the 2019 African Games.[1][4] Later in the year, she competed at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, losing in the round of 16 to India's Lovlina Borgohain.[5]
In January 2020, she won a bronze medal at the Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament,[6][7] and in February 2020, Belahbib won her 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament under-69 kg event.[8] As a result, she qualified for the welterweight (under 69 kg) event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] Her place at the Games was assured after winning her semi-final against Kenyan Elizabeth Akinyi.[9] In 2021, she won another bronze medal at the Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament.[10] At the 2020 Olympics, Belahbib lost her round of 16 match to Ukrainian Anna Lysenko.[11]
At the 2022 Mediterranean Games, Belahbib reached the semi-finals of the under-66kg event before withdrawing from the competition.[12] As a result, she won a bronze medal.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Oumayma Belahbib" (in French). Moroccan Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Oumaïma Belahbib offre au Maroc sa première médaille d'or". Le Matin (in French). 26 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "18emes championnats africains de Boxe : le Cameroun en tête au classement des médailles". Agence d'Information d'Afrique Centrale (in French). 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Jeux Africains - Rabat 2019" (PDF) (in French). African Boxing Confederation. August 2019. pp. 19, 27, 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Women's World Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain enters quarterfinals". India Today. 9 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Moroccan Boxers Shine at International Tournament in Serbia". Moroccan World News. 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Les pugilistes marocaines Khadija El Mardi et Oumaima Belhabib brillent en Serbie". Ya Biladi (in French). 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Boxing Road to Tokyo African Qualification Women's Welter (64-49 kg)" (PDF). Boxing Road to Tokyo. 28 February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Quatre pugilistes valident leurs billets pour Tokyo". Le Matin (in French). 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Oumaïma Belahbib en bronze à Belgrade". Le Matin (in French). 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "JO 2020: zéro pointé pour les boxeurs marocains". Le 360 Sport (in French). 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Al-Khabar-Four Algerian female boxers in the finals". Fourals. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Boxing – Women's 66kg – Competition Sheet" (PDF). Oran 2022. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Oumayma Bel Ahbib from BoxRec (registration required)
- Oumayma Bel Ahbib at Olympedia
- Oumayma BEL AHBIB at Olympics.com
- Oumayma BEL AHBIB at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Moroccan women boxers
- Competitors at the 2019 African Games
- African Games medalists in boxing
- African Games bronze medalists for Morocco
- Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Morocco
- Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco
- Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
- 21st-century Moroccan sportswomen