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      Meet Delicious Orie, Anthony Joshua sparring partner and boxing gold medal hopeful at Paris 2024

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      DELICIOUS Orie is part of Team GB’s boxing team at the Paris Olympics.He is the sparring partner of Anthony Joshua and after winning gold at the European and Commonwealth Games, he is eyeing now Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics.Delicious Orie started boxing at the age of 18Credit: GettyHe won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2022Credit: ReutersWho is Delicious Orie?Delicious Orie is a British boxer.He was born in Moscow on May 31, 1997 to a Nigerian father and a Russian mother.Orie relocated to England at age seven to escape racial prejudice, settling in Wolverhampton.He played basketball in his youth before transitioning to boxing at the age of 18.read more on Paris OlympicsOrie secured a bronze medal at the 2022 European Championships, marking his arrival on the international stage.He went on to clinch gold medals at both the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England and the 2023 European Games in Poland.In a BBC interview in 2022, his father disclosed that Orie’s name draws inspiration from Delicious Kennedy, the vocalist of the renowned American R&B and pop group ‘All for One’.Orie holds a first-class honours degree in Business and Management from Birmingham’s Aston University.Most read in BoxingHe told The Sun: “I only started taking boxing seriously after I watched AJ at London 2012.“That’s when it really resonated with me. “That’s my first and biggest Olympic memory — until I do it!“When I started, the man everyone looked up to was Anthony Joshua.“From then it was in my head that I need to win a medal, because this is what GB Boxing has been doing time and time again and proved over and over again.“So it’s only right for me to go out there and do that. “To listen to the coaches and go up there and perform and just have full belief and trust in them and myself.”His plan is to turn professional after the Olympics.He added: “So this is the plan — Paris Olympics and then turn professional. And then world heavyweight champion by 2029.“Early 30s, world champ — I’ll be happy with that.”Will Delicious Orie be competing in the Paris Olympics?Delicious Orie is part of Team GB in the Paris OlympicsCredit: GettyYes, Delicious Orie will be competing in the Paris Olympics.He secured his spot for Team GB after he won a gold medal at the 2023 European Games in Poland.He told GB Boxing: “Winning gold at a multi-sport event like the Commonwealth Games was a brilliant and I am looking forward to putting all of that experience to good use at the Olympics. “We have all worked so hard to get to this point and, it is great to have qualified, but the job is not yet done and my aim is to keep working hard and make sure I am in the best possible shape when it comes to competing on the biggest stage of all in Paris.”When will Delicious Orie be competing in the Paris Olympics?Delicious Orie will compete from Saturday July 27 to Saturday August 10, 2024 in the Paris Olympics.READ MORE SUN STORIESThe Olympic boxing competition features 124 male and 124 female participants across seven weight classes.BBC will broadcast the Paris Olympics on BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer live. More

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      Who is Junelle Bromfield? Meet Olympic athlete Noah Lyles’ girlfriend and star of Netflix show Sprint

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      OLYMPIC Sprinter Junelle Bromfield features in the Netflix documentary – Sprint.The documentary follows the lives of top athletes such as Marcell Jacobs, Shericka Jackson and her partner and US sensation, Noah Lyles.Junelle Bromfield of Jamaica competes during the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022Credit: ALAMYMeet Olympic athlete Noah Lyles’ girlfriend and star of Netflix show SprintCredit: InstagramWho is Junelle Bromfield?Junelle Bromfield is a Jamaican athlete born February 8 1998.The 26-year-old competed in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. Junelle is also the girlfriend of record breaking track and field sprinter, Noah Lyles.When and how did Junelle Bromfield and Noah Lyles meet?The celebrity sprinters have been dating for almost two years. The couple shared their one-year anniversary on Instagram in August 2023, with Bromfield captioning her post: “Cheers to 7 years of friendship, 6 months of dating, 1 year of being your partner. And to forever loving you. #1yearanniversary.”It has been reported that the two met online after Junelle messaged the Gainesville sprinter, asking if he’d like to play an online game together. It wasn’t long before the two became inseparable and are often seen rooting for one another on their social media accounts.Most read in AthleticsI won my first gold medal at the 2020 Olympics – this year in Paris I’ll become ‘the fastest Canadian ever’What does Junelle Bromfield do for a living?Junelle Bromfield earns her living as a successful athlete.Junelle famously won the bronze medal in the 4x400m relay race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bromfield’s mother, Sandra Farquharson, died in February 2021 from cervical cancer. Despite the tragic loss of her mother Sandra Farquharson, who died in February 2021 from cervical cancer, Junelle has continued to push for more success on the track.Junelle went on to earn a silver medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.More recently she secured her spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics after a notable performance at the Jamaican Olympic trials.Olympic Gold medalist Noah Lyles has been in a relationship with Junelle for over a yearCredit: GETTYHow to watch Netflix sprintSprint is now available to stream on Netflix. As of January 2024, Netflix in the UK has four subscription plans with the following monthly prices:Basic without ads: £6.99With ads: £4.99Standard: £10.99Premium: £15.99 More