Imane Khelif's Olympic gold medal has earned her a huge prize pot.
Imane Khelif has earned some serious prize money after winning the Olympics women's welterweight boxing final.
On Friday evening Algerian boxer Khelif defeated China's Yang Liu by unanimous decision in the gold medal bout of the women's 66kg boxing. The 26-year-old made history by becoming only the second Algerian boxer to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.Khelif's route to the final was overshadowed by controversy over her eligibility to fight in the women's competition.
Khelif was disqualified from the Women's World Boxing Championships last year after she failed gender eligibility tests. The International Boxing Association did not not disclose exactly what the tests were, but IBA president Umar Kremlev claimed that she had XY chromosomes.The IBA does not govern Olympic boxing due to governance issues, and Khelif passed the International Olympic Committee's own eligibility tests.
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