Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba has become the first athlete on the Refugee Olympic Team to clinch a medal at the Paris Games.
Refugee Olympic Team's Cindy Djankeu celebrates after defeating France's Davina Michel in their women's 75 kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. – Cameroonian boxer Cindy Ngamba on Sunday became the first athlete on the Refugee Olympic Team to clinch a medal at the Paris Games, offering hope for a team created to call attention to the plight of refugees across the world.
Ngamba, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11 and said she was granted refugee status in 2021 because she could have been imprisoned for being gay in Cameroon.
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