Widad Bertal (born 31 August 1999)[1] is a Moroccan boxer competing in the bantamweight (54 kg) division. She won the gold medal in the women's 54 kg event at the 2023 African Games held in Accra, Ghana.[2] She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 Arab Games held in Algiers, Algeria.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 54 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editIn 2020, Bertal competed at the African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Diamniadio, Senegal hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] She was eliminated by Keamogetse Kenosi of Botswana and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[3][4] A few months later, she competed in the featherweight event at the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey.[5] She was eliminated by Esra Özyol of Turkey in her first match.[5]
Bertal represented Morocco at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[1] She competed in the women's bantamweight event where she was eliminated in her second match.[1] In that same year, she won one of the bronze medals at the 2022 African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Maputo, Mozambique.
In 2023, Bertal competed in the bantamweight event at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi, India.[6] In August 2023, she won the gold medal in her event at the African Amateur Boxing Championships held in Yaoundé, Cameroon.[7] In September 2023, Bertal competed at the African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Dakar, Senegal and she qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Boxing Results Book" (PDF). 2023 African Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ a b Morgan, Liam (26 February 2020). "Kenosi becomes first boxer to book Tokyo 2020 place at African Olympic qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Women's 57 kg Results" (PDF). 2020 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b Houston, Michael (9 May 2022). "Özyol claims victory for Turkey on opening day of Women's World Boxing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Results Book". 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2023). "Morocco claim eight golds at African Boxing Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (14 September 2023). "First Paris 2024 quota spots secured on penultimate day of African Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
External links
edit- Widad Bertal at BoxRec (registration required)
- Widad Bertal at Olympics.com
- Widad Bertal at the Moroccan National Olympic Committee (in French)
