Rayton Okwiri
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Rayton Okwiri
Rayton Okwiri
Rayton Nduku Okwiri (born 26 March 1986)[1] is a Kenyan boxer who qualified to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Okwiri secured his place in the welterweight event in Rio by winning the gold medal in the 2016 African Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament.[2] He defeated Ghana's Mohameed Azumah in the semifinals to clinch his place as part of the Kenyan team in Rio before going on to beat Egypt's Walid Sedik Mohamed in the final.[3][4]
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Citation Linkwww.aiba.org"Rayton Nduku Okwiri – 69 KG". AIBA. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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Citation Linkallafrica.com"Kenya: Okwiri Ready for Pacquiao Challenge in Olympics". Capital FM Sport. allafrica.com. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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Citation Linktuko.co.keMambili, Joseph. "Hard hitting boxer Rayton Okwiri bags gold in Cameroon". tuko.co.ke. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.dimbasports.comAyieko, Odindo (18 March 2016). "Okwiri punches his way to Rio Olympics". Dimba Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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