Lewis Richardson and Cindy Ngamba will both return home with bronze medals following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Great Britain’s Richardson beat both Serbia’s Vakhid Abbasov and Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash on his way to reaching the light-middleweight semi-final where he was agonisingly beaten by eventual silver medallist Marco Verde of Mexico
The Colchester boxer was one of six Brits from the GB Boxing squad (Charley Davison, Rosie Eccles, Chantelle Reid, Pat Brown and Delicious Orie) who qualified to compete at Paris 2024 and represent Team GB.
As for Ngamba – who trains with GB Boxing and was supported by its staff and coaches in Paris, represented the IOC Refugee Team at the Games as she does not yet have a British passport – she made history as she became the first ever athlete to win an Olympic medal for the refugee team.
In her opening bout Ngamba defeated Canadian world champion Tammara Thibeault before following it up with another impressive victory, this time against the host nation’s Davina Michel.
She just missed out on a place in the women’s middleweight final following a defeat to Panama’s Atheyna Bylon.
Reflecting on GB Boxing’s performance at Paris 2024, Performance Director, Rob McCracken said: “The Olympic Games is incredibly challenging yet all of the boxers we brought here can be very proud of the performances they gave. Lewis Richardson boxed superbly and showed all of his experience in one of the most competitive weight classes in the competition to secure a very well deserved bronze medal and the whole team was thrilled to see Cindy Ngamba also secure a bronze and make history by becoming the first person in a history to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team.
“Lewis and Cindy have both done brilliantly to win an Olympic medal and it is a great reward for all of the hard work and effort that both of them have put in over many years in the GB Boxing gym.
“At GB Boxing, we have an exciting new generation of talented men and women in our squad and a full four-year to cycle to work with them and develop their skills with all the right systems and structures in place to do so.
“We believe that many in this group have the potential to thrive and excel in international Olympic-style boxing and, with the right development and international experience, I am confident they can go on to qualify for LA2028 and deliver more medal success for Great Britain.”
