(PARIS2024)In pics: Chang Yuan becomes China's first woman Olympic champion in boxing-Xinhua
(PARIS2024)In pics: Chang Yuan becomes China's first woman Olympic champion in boxing
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-08-09 16:15:17
Chang Yuan (in red) of China competes against Hatice Akbas of Türkiye during the women's boxing 54kg final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
PARIS, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chang Yuan of China claimed a gold medal after beating Hatice Akbas of Turkey 5-0 in the women's 54kg boxing final here on Thursday.
Chang's victory earned China's first ever gold medal in women's boxing at an Olympics. This is Chang's second Olympic appearance, having finished fifth at Tokyo 2020.
Pang Chol Mi of DPR Korea and Im Ae-ji of South Korea took the bronze medals.
Chang Yuan of China arrives at the ring for the women's boxing 54kg final against Hatice Akbas of Türkiye at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)Chang Yuan (in red) of China competes against Hatice Akbas of Türkiye during the women's boxing 54kg final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)Chang Yuan of China celebrates after defeating Hatice Akbas of Türkiye in the women's boxing 54kg final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Chang Yuan of China is announced the winner of the women's boxing 54kg final against Hatice Akbas of Türkiye at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)Chang Yuan (in red) of China is announced the winner of the women's boxing 54kg final against Hatice Akbas of Türkiye at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)Gold medalist Chang Yuan of China celebrates during the victory ceremony for the women's boxing 54kg at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)Gold medalist Chang Yuan (2nd L) of China, silver medalist Hatice Akbas (1st L) of Türkiye, as well as bronze medalists Im Aeji (1st R) of South Korea and Pang Cholmi of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) attend the victory ceremony for the women's boxing 54kg at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)■
