Tsukimi Namiki Explained

Tsukimi Namiki
Weight Class:	Flyweight
Weight:	50kg
Height:	153cm
Nationality:	Japanese
Birth Date:	17 September 1998
Birth Place:	Narita, Chiba
Boxrec:	899631

Tsukimi Namiki (ja|並木 月海. Namiki Tsukimi) is a Japanese amateur boxer. She won the bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Career

She began boxing in 2013. In 2015, she competed at the Balkan Women’s Youth Tournament, winning a gold medal, 2018 Republic of Kazakhstan President’s Cup, winning a gold medal, and 2018 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, winning a bronze medal.^[4]

She advanced through the Asia and Oceania tournament to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tsukimi Namiki. Olympics . 29 July 2021.
2. Web site: Japanese boxer Tsukimi Namiki takes bronze in women's flyweight . Japan Times . 4 August 2021 . 4 August 2021.
3. Web site: NEWS. KYODO. Olympics: Japan's Tsukimi Namiki secures women's flyweight boxing medal. 2021-08-16. Kyodo News+.
4. Web site: Tokyo Olympians – Japan's Tsukimi Namiki defeated AIBA Women's World Champions in the recent three years. 2021-08-16. ASBCNEWS. en-US.
5. Web site: 2020-03-10. Tsukimi Namiki, Sena Irie become first Japanese female boxers to qualify for Olympics. 2021-08-16. The Japan Times. en-US.