Hassan Saada (born 2 January 1994) is a Moroccan boxer. Sadda won a bronze medal at the 2015 African Championships.
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Born | Casablanca, Morocco | 2 January 1994||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Club | Chaouia B[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was scheduled to compete in the men's light heavyweight competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but Saada was arrested the day before the opening ceremony over sexual assault charges.[3][4] Allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape were made against him by two Brazilian women who worked in the Olympic Village in Barra da Tijuca as waitresses.[5] Sadda remained in custody n Brazil for 10 months until an habeas corpus was granted by the Brazilian Supreme Court.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ SAADA Hassan - Olympic Boxing | Morocco Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HASSAN SAADA – 81 KG – AIBA
- ^ "Hassan Saada". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in Olympic village", news.com.au
- ^ "Rio 2016: Moroccan boxer Hassan Saada arrested over rape claim one day before Olympic fight", The Independent
- ^ Five biggest controversies from the 2016 Summer Olympics, Larry Brown Sports
- ^ [1], jota info
External links edit
- Boxing record for Hassan Saada from BoxRec (registration required)
- Hassan Saada at AIBA.org (archived)
- Hassan Saada at Olympedia
- Hassan Saada at Olympics.com
- Hassan Saada at Olympic.org (archived)
- Hassan Saada at the Comité National Olympique Marocain (in French)