Refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba wins Olympic medal – ‘She’s an inspiration to us all’



For Cindy Ngamba, the impact of being held in a London detention centre as a refugee is long-lasting.



The Cameroonian-born boxer, who is gay and cannot return home because homosexuality is outlawed in the country, fears the sudden knock at the door early one





 morning, or a police car screaming up beside her as she walks the streets of Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester, England, where she now 




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Refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba wins Olympic medal – ‘She’s an inspiration to us all’




PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Cindy Winner Djankeu Ngamba of Refugee Olympic Team poses for a photo after winning the Women's 75kg Quarter-final match against Davina Michel of





 Team France on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)


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By Simon Hughes

Aug 3, 2024

For Cindy Ngamba, the impact of being held in a London detention centre as a refugee is long-lasting.


The Cameroonian-born boxer, who is gay and cannot return home because homosexuality is outla





wed in the country, fears the sudden knock at the door early one morning, or a police car screaming up beside her as she walks the streets of Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester, England, where she now lives.


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