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| Born | 2 January 1994 Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Chaouia B [2] | ||||||||||||||
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Hassan Saada (born 2 January 1994) is a Moroccan boxer. Sadda won a bronze medal at the 2015 African Championships.
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
- ^ 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
- 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)
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