“We are so proud of Cindy.

Ever since she became a part of this team, she has represented us with grace and charisma.

She will go down in history as the first-ever member of the Refugee Olympic Team to win an Olympic medal – and no one can ever take that away from her.

”Having qualified earlier this year, the 25-year-old Ngamba was the first boxer to qualify for the Refugee Olympic Team.

Based in the UK, she is well-supported by the British Olympic Association and GB Boxing, and trains regularly with them at their training centre in Sheffield.

She eventually found a second family with the GB Boxing team and became a three-time English national champion.

She then trained for the Paris 2024 Games alongside Team GB, supported by the ORF and through the Refugee Athlete Support Programme.

Ngamba’s win represents a historic achievement, an inspiration for refugee athletes, and a strong symbol of hope for all displaced people worldwide.

Appearing for the third consecutive Olympic Games, the Paris 2024 Refugee Olympic Team is the largest yet, reflecting the growing number of refugees globally.

In Paris, the team has represented more than 100 million displaced people globally.

The Refugee Olympic Team and the Refugee Athlete Support Programme allow elite-level athletes who would otherwise not have the opportunity to do so to compete on the world’s biggest sporting stage, the Olympic Games.

The ORF was established in 2017 and builds on this commitment in line with Recommendation 11 of Olympic Agenda 2020+5.

In addition to supporting elite athletes in their participation in the Olympic Games, the ORF works to provide access to safe sport for people affected by displacement worldwide through partnerships and its programmes.