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Lauren Price into Olympic semi-finals and guaranteed at least a bronze medal

News, Sport | Rhys Williams | Published: 12:56, Saturday July 31st, 2021.
Last updated: 12:56, Saturday July 31st, 2021

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RESULT: @LLPrice94 IS AN OLYMPIC MEDALLIST!??

She beats Atheyna Bylon ?? via unanimous decision meaning she will compete un the middleweight semi-final and will leave Tokyo with no less than a bronze medal! ?

What an achievement – congrats, Lauren! ??#TeamGBBoxing? pic.twitter.com/MnY8G5upsw

— GB Boxing (@gbboxing) July 31, 2021

Middleweight boxer Lauren Price is guaranteed to win at least a bronze medal after reaching the Olympic semi-finals.

Price, 27, from Ystrad Mynach, beat Panama’s Atheyna Bylon 5-0 on Saturday, July 31 to book her spot in the semi-finals.

It was her second 5-0 win on the bounce, having marked her Olympic debut with a 5-0 win over Mongolia’s Myagmarjargal Munkhbat in the last 16 on Wednesday, July 28.

She will now face Nouckha Fontijn of the Netherlands in the semi-final on Friday, August 6.

Price beat Fontijn in the final of the European Championships in 2019.

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Speaking to the BBC after her win against Bylon, Price said: “It’s a dream come true.

“It’s been my dream since I was eight years of age to reach an Olympic games and I’d never think about even getting here, let alone medalling – but I know I’m not finished yet.”

She added: “I’m just over the moon. I really can’t put into words what it means to me.”

Before going into boxing full-time, Price played football for Cardiff City and won 52 caps for Wales. She also became world kickboxing champion aged 12, but switched from kickboxing to boxing aged 16.


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After leaving the ring following the unanimous victory, Price shouted “It’s for you, nan” into the camera.

As a baby, Price was taken in by her grandparents, who raised her and supported her lofty sporting ambitions.

Earlier this year, Price’s grandmother Linda told the BBC: “You just knew when she was young she was going to do something wonderful. It was in her.

“Lauren said she wanted to be a World Champion kickboxer, play football for Wales and she wants to go to the Olympics. The teacher laughed and I said you should never try to shatter their dreams.”

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