Algerian Khelif Wins 2024 Olympic Boxing Championships After Twice Failing Gender Tests

Nevertheless, Iman managed to win “Olympic gold”

Champion Olympic Games 2024 By boxing among women in the weight category up to 66 kg became the representative of Aliera Iman Khelif.

In the final, Khelif confidently defeated the representative of Yang Liu from China (5-0). The bronze medalists were Changcham Suwannaphaeng from Thailand and Chen Nien-ching from Taiwan.

Khelif is known for failing gender tests in 2022 and 2023. The IOC nevertheless allowed her to compete in the Paris Games.

In her first fight at the Olympics, Khelif defeated Italian Carini, who withdrew from the fight in the first round. After this fight, Iman was subjected to criticism and harassment, where the Algerian was accused of not being a woman.

The 2024 Summer Olympics will end on August 11. The competition will feature 329 sets of medals in 32 sports.

Source: Sportarena

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