The journey to the Paris Olympic Games of Erislandy Alvarez Borges is not easy at all. He attended the first qualifying round and was eliminated early. Cuban boxers can only win tickets in the second qualifying round. But at the right time to officially reach the Olympic Games, Borges received evil from his home country: his grandmother passed away.
“I want to win the Olympic gold medal for my grandmother, I hope you will rest,” said Erislandy Alvarez Borges. His opponent in the final of Boxing weight of 63.5kg men is Sofiane Oumiha, French host. A year ago, Oumiha won Borges at the world championship.
During Oumiha rematch, Borges was even more disadvantaged. The French boxer was cheered by the majority of the audience at the Roland Garros Stadium. However, Borges is a better player. Mr. Thang convinced in the first half, and there was a horizontal game in the remaining 2 rounds to win the final.
Sharing with international media, Borges said that before he left Thailand to the 2nd Olympic qualifying round, he promised her to succeed. This boxer finally won tickets to Paris, but his grandmother did not have the opportunity to witness his grandchildren competing at the Olympics anymore.
“The best thing is that I kept her promise to her. I passed the qualifying round, came to Paris, and eventually won the gold medal. This is also the title I want to send to her, grateful to her,” Borges said.