Oumaïma Belahbib (born 21 August 1996), also known as Oumayma Belahbib or Oumayma Bel Ahbib, is a Moroccan amateur boxer, who won a gold medal at the 2017

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, and a bronze medal at the

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. She has competed in the welterweight (under 69 kg) event at the

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Career

At the 2017

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, Congo, Belahbib won the under-64 kg event. It was Morocco's first women's gold medal at the African Amateur Boxing Championships, and their only gold medal of the 2017 Championships. She won a bronze medal in the under-69 kg event at the

. Later in the year, she competed at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, losing in the round of 16 to India's

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. In January 2020, she won a bronze medal at the Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament, and in February 2020, Belahbib won her

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under-69 kg event. As a result, she qualified for the welterweight (under 69 kg) event at the delayed

. Her place at the Games was assured after winning her semi-final against Kenyan

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. In 2021, she won another bronze medal at the Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament. At the 2020 Olympics, Belahbib lost her round of 16 match to Ukrainian Anna Lysenko. At the

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, Belahbib reached the semi-finals of the under-66kg event before withdrawing from the competition. As a result, she won a bronze medal.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belahbib, Oumayma 1996 births Living people Moroccan women boxers Competitors at the 2019 African Games African Games medalists in boxing African Games bronze medalists for Morocco Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Morocco Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing 21st-century Moroccan women 21st-century Moroccan people