Jubilant boxer David De Pina secures the first-ever Olympic medal for Cape Verde
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Jubilant boxer David De Pina secures the first-ever Olympic medal for Cape Verde

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Cape Verde boxer David De Pina clinched his island nation’s first Olympic medal with a quarterfinal victory Friday in the boxing tournament at the Paris Games. But De Pina has won twice in the men’s 51-kilogram division in Paris to secure at least a bronze medal — and a monumental achievement for sports in his country. De Pina also fought at the Tokyo Olympics, but he said he nearly gave up boxing in the years before the Paris Olympic cycle. Africans are strong, but we beat them with our strength of mind.” De Pina was one of his nation’s two flagbearers at the opening ceremonies in Paris, and he is thoroughly enjoying his successful run.

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