Khadija El-Mardi Explained

Khadija El Mardi
Realname:Khadija Mardi
Weight Class:Middleweight
Weight:75 kg
Height:183 cm
Nationality:Moroccan
Birth Date:1 February 1991
Birth Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Boxrec:867822

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

Career

Mardi competed in the women's middleweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She lost to Dariga Shakimova in the quarter-finals.[4]

She qualified to represent Morocco at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[5] however, she withdrew from the competition for medical reasons.

In 2022, Mardi won the gold medal at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships.[6] 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 +81kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khadija MARDI . cnom.org.ma . February 1991 . fr . . 15 August 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210723190715/https://www.cnom.org.ma/fr/athlete/khadija-mardi . 23 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Khadija Mardi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806085437/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/khadija-mardi . 6 August 2016 . 14 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  3. Web site: Salma . Hosni . 20 May 2022 . Boxe: Khadija El Mardi vice-championne du Monde des poids lourds . sport.le360.ma . fr . 15 August 2022.
  4. Web site: 2 September 2016 . Women's Middle (69-75kg) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160902103650/https://www.rio2016.com/en/boxing-standings-bx-womens-middle-69-75kg . 2 September 2016 . 8 April 2021 . Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games . MARDI Khadija.
  5. Web site: Boxing Olympic Qualification: What we learnt from Dakar . 8 April 2021 . . Khadija Mardi.
  6. Web site: El Amri . Amine . 23 July 2021 . Le Matin - Khadija Mardi jette l'éponge, les espoirs du Maroc en prennent un coup . 15 August 2021 . lematin.ma . fr.
  7. Web site: L'Opinion . Boxe: Khadija El Mardi sacrée à Istanbul vice-championne du monde des poids lourds . 2023-05-09 . L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. . fr.
  8. Web site: 2022-05-21 . Moroccan boxer Khadija Mardi takes silver in international championship . 2023-05-09 . HESPRESS English - Morocco News . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2023-03-26 . Moroccan Khadija El Mardi crowned boxing world champion . 2023-03-27 . HESPRESS English - Morocco News . en-US.
  10. Web site: Aamari . Oussama . Khadija El Mardi Wins First Gold Medal For Morocco, Africa in Women's Boxing . 2023-03-27 . moroccoworldnews . en.
  11. Web site: Sahnouni . Mariya . King Mohammed VI Congratulates Boxer Khadija El Mardi on 'Well-Deserved Victory' . 2023-03-28 . moroccoworldnews . en.
  12. Web site: Boxing Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240323130758/https://results.accra2023ag.com/wrs/resAG2023/pdf/AG2023/BX/AG2023_BX_B99%20-%20Result%20Book_BX0000000.pdf . 23 March 2024 . 23 March 2024 . 2023 African Games.

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