By Mohamed Bahaa Defeating China's Yang Liu on Friday, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif took the gold medal in the 66kg weight class at the Paris Summer Olympics in
Defeating China's Yang Liu on Friday, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif took the gold medal in the 66kg weight class at the Paris Summer Olympics in an exciting exhibition of ability and will. Khelif entered the ring for a thundering greeting from a sea of Algerian flags and ardent supporters at the venerable Roland Garros Stadium.
Khelif's winning seemed almost certain by the last round. Yang battled to break through Khelif's strong defense even with constant efforts. Both boxers embraced to show sportsmanship and respect as the last bell rang. As Khelif celebrated her hard-earned triumph, the unanimous judgment in her favor set the audience into frenzy.
Khelif's path to Olympic brilliance was not without difficulties. Earlier in the Games, she drew international interest after barely 46 seconds defeating Angela Carini from Italy. But this triumph set off a tsunami of online criticism, with some detractors falsely accusing Khelif of being male based on a historical event involving the gender testing of a now-discredited boxing federation.
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