– Julia Sheremeta in final games in Paris! Shelf She defeated the more decorated Filipina Nestha Patecio and will fight for the Olympic gold. The 20-year-old boxer recovered from her first-round loss and in the third round she convinced the judges, who awarded her a split decision victory. Szeremeta ensured Poland first Olympic medal in 32 years boxingand it can also be golden – Sport.pl journalist Kacper Ciuksza reported.
When will Szeremeta fight in the finals of the games? Everything is clear
Szeremeta joined Klaudia Zwolińska (silver medalist in kayaking), Aleksandra Miroslaw (gold in sport climbing) and Polish volleyball players. Just like this group – in the worst case, they will leave Paris with a silver medal around their necks.
– Almost a full house of spectators watched from the stands of Court Philippe-Chatrier as Julia Szeremeta fought for the final. The French were used to watching Iga Świątek in duels with such stakes. This time – we could hear it clearly – they sympathized with the Pole, who entered the arena without a racket, but sent solid blows – wrote Sport.pl journalist Łukasz Jachimiak straight from Paris.
Szeremeta was certain of a medal since Sunday – the first for Polish boxing at the Olympic Games in 32 years. Now it is known that she will have a chance to stand on the highest step of the podium and hear “Mazurek Dąbrowskiego”. To do this, she must defeat the Chinese Yu-Ting Lin. The final match is scheduled for Saturday, August 10 at 9:30 p.m.
The last time a gold medal was seen around the neck of a Polish Olympian was in 1976. At that time, Jerzy Rybicki became the Olympic champion. Hopefully, Julia Szeremeta will soon follow in his footsteps.