{"id":72630,"date":"2016-03-17T21:17:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T01:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=72630"},"modified":"2016-03-17T21:17:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T01:17:47","slug":"canadian-boxers-mandy-bujold-ariane-fortin-qualify-rio-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/03\/17\/canadian-boxers-mandy-bujold-ariane-fortin-qualify-rio-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian boxers Mandy Bujold and Ariane Fortin qualify for Rio Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canadian boxers Mandy Bujold (left) and Ariane Fortin (right) will compete at Rio Olympics this summer.
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina\u2014Canadian boxers Mandy Bujold and Ariane Fortin have qualified for this summer’s Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n

Both fighters won their semifinal bouts at the American qualifying tournament Thursday to book their tickets to Brazil.<\/p>\n

Bujold, from Kitchener, Ont., defeated Grazieli Jesus de Sousa of Brazil 3-0 in the 51-kilogram division.<\/p>\n

A two-time Pan Am Games gold medallist, Bujold failed to qualify for the 2012 London Games where women’s boxing made its Olympic debut.<\/p>\n

She couldn’t contain her excitement on social media Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’M GOING TO RIO!!!!!!!!\u201d she tweeted. \u201cWords can’t describe the way I’m feeling right now! All I can say is Hard Work really does pay off!!! #TeamBujold.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 75 kilograms, Fortin, a native of St. Nicholas, Que., edged Brazil’s Andreia de Oliveira Bandeira 2-1.<\/p>\n

Fortin, a two-time world champion, also missed out on the London Olympics after friend and rival Mary Spencer beat her out for a spot on the team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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