Bolton boxer's delight at qualifying for Olympic refugee team

A woman who moved from to the UK from Cameroon has become the first ever boxer to join an international team of refugees fighting for medals at the next Olympics in Paris.

Cindy Ngamba, aged 26, moved to Bolton from the west African nation 16 years ago.

She cannot compete for Team GB as she still does not have British citizenship, so has instead qualified for the International Olympic Federation’s Refugee Team.

With fewer than 100 days to go until Paris, she said she was hoping to inspire other refugees.