Cindy Winner Ngamba stays true to her name, making history by nailing the Refugee Olympic Team's first-ever medal as she continues her 15-year fight for British citizenship
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PARIS, France – Cindy Ngamba made history by winning the refugee Olympic team’s first-ever medal on Thursday, August 8, after bowing at the women’s middleweight semifinal to Panama’s Atheyna Bylon by a 4-1 split decision to take home bronze.She was arrested and faced the threat of deportation to West Africa, and has had to provide proof of her sexuality to immigration officials after coming out as gay and before securing refugee status.
Ngamba’s opponent Bylon, who is guaranteed to become the first woman from Panama to win an Olympic medal, faces Li Qian in the final after the Chinese boxer claimed a unanimous win over Australia’s Caitlin Parker.
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