Hit squad captain Elizabeth Andiego stormed into the finals of the ongoing Boxing Africa Qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal.
Yesterday, the Kenyan punched her ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after romping into the finals following her victory against Tunisia’s Molka Mabrouk in the semifinals to book world champion Khadija Mardi of Morocco at the finals.
Mardi beat Nigeria’s Patricia Mbata to qualify for the final. It will be the second time Andiego will be flexing muscles with the Moroccan, who edged her to the Africa Boxing title in 2022.
The outcome propelled the 32-year-old mother of one to the premier quadrennial games that will be held in the French capital beginning July next year.
All female gold and silver medalists at the ongoing qualifiers are assured of Olympic slots.
Andiego was the first East African female boxer to take part in the Olympic Games in 2012 in London.