Suleiman Wanjau Bilali (born June 5, 1978) is a Kenyan

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boxer. He has represented Kenya numerous times at international competitions. Bilali fought at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, where he was edged out by Spain's eventual runner-up

Rafael Lozano Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born January 25, 1970, in Córdoba, Andalusia) is a former boxer from Spain. Professional career Known as "Balita", Lozano turned pro in 2001. In 2006, he challenged Brahim Asloum for the WBA Intercontinental Flyweigh ...

10:11 in the quarterfinal. At the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin ...

in Manchester he lost by technical knockout to India's Muhammed Ali Qamar. He won the

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. Bilali participated in neither the

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nor in the Commonwealth Games 2006. He was again victorious in the 2007 All African Games vs. Simanga Shiba and Manyo Plange and qualified for the Olympics but lost his match 3:9 to Dominican Winston Méndez Montero. He lost his first bout during the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He has since moved to

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Daily Nation, August 30, 2009
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