Despite having never played a sport before, in 2019, she started boxing and went professional two years later. As a first-generation Bangladeshi, she is hoping to represent the country in the 2024 Olympics.
With the Paris Olympics set to begin in weeks, Queens native, Zinnat Ferdous, is on a quest for gold."I was ranked number seven. I've won two-time New York City ring master’s tournaments, and I'm a two-time national Golden Globe medalist. I've won the USA women's boxing championships back in 2023.
"What if I tell you in two and a half years in the Olympics and I could get you there? And she says, I’ll be done for that. I'll be in."Now it was go time."I chose to, to represent Bangladesh, because as a first generation American, it allowed me the opportunity to get me closer to my heritage and help elevate sports and women athletes in Bangladesh," according to Ferdous.The nation has never won a medal in the Olympic Games.
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