Julia Love On Sunday evening she faced off in final with the favorite Lin Yu-Ting. The young boxer from Poland ultimately lost, which means that she won a silver medal. After the performance, social media was flooded with congratulations, including from Polish politicians.
“Julia Szeremeta won the silver Olympic medal for Poland in boxing. The first in decades. I think we are all extremely proud of her. She fought beautifully and bravely! Other aspects of this fight are sad to comment on” – the president wrote Andrzej Duda“Mrs. Julia! Bravo! We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and congratulate you! You are a wonderful representative of Poland! We are proud!” – he added.
On the X website, the head of the Ministry of National Defense also congratulated Sheremet Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz“A historic day for our sport! We have been waiting for an Olympic boxing medal for over 30 years! The wait was interrupted by a talented Polish boxer, Polish Army soldier Private Julia Szeremeta won the Olympic silver medal in phenomenal style” – he wrote.
“Such fights remain in memory! For us, every round was a championship! Congratulations!” – he emphasized Kosiniak-Kamysz.
“Julia Szeremeta with a silver medal after a heroic fight! Was it a duel on equal terms? Let everyone judge for themselves…” – the former pointed out Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Jacek Sasin referred to the fight in a similar style. “Julia is the best among women“Bravo,” he commented.
Both Taiwanese and Algerian Imane Khelif competed at the Olympics in the shadow of controversy concerning tests to determine gender. The International Boxing Federation argued that both failed the tests.
Gender testing conducted by the International Boxing Federation (IBA) which led to the disqualification of two boxers last year, were illegal and lacked credibility – the IOC said on Sunday.
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