6 couples who won medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics

Jason Kenny and Laura Trott with their medals at Rio

#4 Tony Yoka (boxing, France) and Estelle Mossely (boxing, France)

Tony Yoka and Estelle Mossely were literally the most hitting pair at Rio

What’s more encouraging than seeing your gold medal-winning partner cheering vociferously for you from the sidelines? France’s 24-year-old Tony Yoka rode on his girlfriend Estelle Mossely’s support to edge past a tough opponent, Joe Joyce of the Great Britain en route to winning the Olympic men’s super-heavyweight boxing title.

And it wasn’t easy by any means for Yoka who endured pain from a twisted ankle while engraving his name in record books as the first Frenchman to reign supreme in the heaviest category. Mossely’s unflinching support surely made all the difference.

Earlier, she, herself came from behind to capture the women’s Olympic lightweight gold medal and that too on her 24th birthday.

“I knew he was hurt but he held on... I’m on a cloud. I cried for him, he showed his qualities. We are both Olympic champions, you can’t get any higher,” Mossely said about Yoka’s victory.

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Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

When not using her skills and years of experience in crafting compelling content, Sudeshna likes to read, watch movies and travel.

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