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The athlete who has never held her Olympic medal
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Nick Hope
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Madias Ngake, a weightlifter who fled Cameroon due to persecution for her sexuality, is finally set to compete for England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Despite winning a medal at the 2012 London Olympics following the disqualification of others, she has never physically held it due to her status as an asylum seeker.
The athlete who has never held her Olympic medal
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