HAVYARIMANA Ornella

Date of Birth: 1 Sep 1994

Age: 26

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.70/5'6''

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Boxing	Women's Fly (48-51kg)	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Kokugikan Arena	Women's Fly (48-51kg) - Preliminaries - Round of 16 #152 BDI HAVYARIMANA OHAVYARIMANA Ornella 0 SRB RADOVANOVIC NRADOVANOVIC Nina 5 WP	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
17	Fly	2019	Ulan-Ude, RUS
17	Women's Bantamweight	2018	New Delhi, IND
17	Women's Bantamweight	2014	Jeju, KOR

Occupation:

Joseph Nkamicaniye [national]

She began boxing in 2013 in Bujumbura, Burundi. (bbc.com, 01 Jul 2021)

She became interested in boxing after watching the sport on the television. "When I saw this boxing match I immediately fell in love. But I told myself that unfortunately there is not this game in Burundi otherwise I will have played it. I already liked sports. Every Saturday I jogged. And one day I had the chance to meet boxing coaches. I immediately asked them to join their club. They welcomed me with open arms. That's how I started boxing." (yaga-burundi.com, 03 Jul 2021; bbc.com, 01 Jul 2021)

At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo she will become the first female boxer to represent Burundi at an Olympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jul 2021; bbc.com, 01 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Olympic qualifying results
She secured a spot for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo through an invitation from the Tripartite Commission. (qualifyingtothegames.totallympics.com, 29 Jun 2021)

General
BREAKING THE MOLD
She is due to become the first female boxer to represent Burundi at the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020. "In Burundi, the girl is considered not to be able to do what men do. We would like her to only take care of the housework, which comes down to going to school and cooking only. At home, it was not easy. My father did not take it well, arguing that a girl should not play boxing because she could beat her husband or even end up an old maid. At one point he kicked me out of the house in 2013. I then left and spent at least two years away from my parents. I went to live with my grandmother." (yaga-burundi.com, 03 Jul 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
WP:: Win on Points

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