For two weeks, political controversy and online harassment had loomed over Khelif's participation in the Olympics. But she looked past it to claim Olympic gold.
Imane Khelif of Algeria defeated Liu Yang of China to win Olympic gold in the women's 66-kilogram boxing event.Over three rounds Saturday, the crowd at Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris chanted her name and cheered wildly with every blow that Khelif landed on her opponent, China's Yang Liu. The two took turns as the aggressor in the close match. As the bell rang to signal the end of each round, the two boxers respectfully tapped the other's glove.
Khelif and Lin have both competed in women's boxing for years. Olympic officials have dismissed the IBA test results and accused the organization of political motivations in conducting and publicizing the tests. "But what is not possible," he continued, would be to disqualify competitors because"someone saying, 'This is not a woman,' just by looking at somebody or by falling prey to a defamation campaign by a not credible organization with highly political interests."
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