Khadija El-Mardi

Khadija El Mardi
Born
Khadija Mardi

(1991-02-01) 1 February 1991 (age 33)
Casablanca, Morocco
NationalityMoroccan
Statistics
Weight classMiddleweight
Weight(s)75 kg (165 lb)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing  Morocco
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2022 Istanbul Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Ulan-Ude Middleweight
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Heavyweight
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Maputo Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yaoundé Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2024 Kinshasa Heavyweight

Khadija Mardi[1][2][3] (born 1 February 1991),[1][2] also known as Khadija El Mardi,[4] is a Moroccan boxer. She is the current Heavyweight women's IBA World Boxing Champion.

Career

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Mardi competed in the women's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] She lost to Dariga Shakimova in the quarter-finals.[5]

She qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[6] however, she withdrew from the competition for medical reasons.

In 2022, Mardi won the gold medal at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships.[3] She won silver medal at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, after losing the final match against Şennur Demir.[7][8]

In March 2023, Mardi won a gold medal in the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, thus winning her and Morocco's first women's gold medal in the IBA World Boxing Championships.[9][10] King Mohammed VI congratulated her on her victory.[11]

She won the gold medal in the women's +81 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Khadija MARDI". cnom.org.ma (in French). Moroccan National Olympic Committee. February 1991. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Khadija Mardi". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b El Amri, Amine (23 July 2021). "Le Matin - Khadija Mardi jette l'éponge, les espoirs du Maroc en prennent un coup". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ Hosni, Salma (20 May 2022). "Boxe: Khadija El Mardi vice-championne du Monde des poids lourds". sport.le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Women's Middle (69-75kg)". Rio 2016. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2021. MARDI Khadija
  6. ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification: What we learnt from Dakar". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 8 April 2021. Khadija Mardi
  7. ^ L'Opinion. "Boxe: Khadija El Mardi sacrée à Istanbul vice-championne du monde des poids lourds". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Moroccan boxer Khadija Mardi takes silver in international championship". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Moroccan Khadija El Mardi crowned boxing world champion". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  10. ^ Aamari, Oussama. "Khadija El Mardi Wins First Gold Medal For Morocco, Africa in Women's Boxing". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. ^ Sahnouni, Mariya. "King Mohammed VI Congratulates Boxer Khadija El Mardi on 'Well-Deserved Victory'". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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