Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's tumultuous Paris Olympics run culminates Friday with a gold-medal bout, while gold medals will be awarded in track and field, beach volleyball, soccer and breaking as the 2024 Olympics begin to wind down.
Algeria’s Imane Khelif gestures after defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in their women’s 66 kg semifinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France . Algeria’s Imane Khelif celebrates after defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in their women’s 66 kg semifinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Paris, France .
Winning a gold medal is what Khelif has said is the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced overwere thrust into a divide over gender identity and regulations in sports. Critics have brought up their disqualification from the world championships last year after the Khelif has received support inside the arena as fans have cheered and chanted her name throughout her last two bouts in the 66-kilogram division.Victor Wembanyama will be a medalist at the Paris Olympics. Gold or silver awaits him on SaturdayWith a win Friday, Khelif would secure Algeria’s first gold medal in women’s boxing. The fight starts at 10:51 p.m. CEST/4:51 p.m. EDT at Roland Garros.Paris Olympics 100-meter silver medalist Sha’Carri Richardson will lead the U.S.
Additionally, the women’s 400-meter final is scheduled for 8 p.m. CEST/2 p.m. EDT, followed by the men’s 400-meter hurdles at 9:45 p.m. CEST/3:45 p.m. EDT.France will face Spain in the final of the men’s soccer tournament, meaning there’ll be a European gold medalist at the Olympics for the first time in 32 years, when Spain was the champion at home at Barcelona 1992.Also Friday, the women’s bronze-medal match between Spain and Germany will take place at Lyon Stadium at 3 p.m. CEST/9 a.m. EDT.
Australia has never beaten the U.S. in Olympic competition, losing in the gold medal games in 2000, ‘04 and ’08. The Opals also lost to the U.S. in the semifinals of the 1996 and 2012 Olympics.France and Belgium will meet in the second semifinal in what should be an exciting environment. These teams have drawn some of the best crowds of the tournament. The game starts 9 p.m. CEST/3 p.m. EDT.The women’s bronze-medal match starts at 9 p.m. CEST/3 p.m.
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