Crowds of women have shown up at Imane Khelif’s fights during the Paris Olympics to rally around the Algerian boxer as she faces online abuse over misconceptions about her sex.
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.
“I’m super happy that she got here, and I’m here to support her because she needs it, and she needs women to support her,” said Sarah Dayan, sitting on a bench with miniature Algerian flags hanging above it.
“People are so afraid of strong women,” said Dayan, who didn’t know who Khelif was before the start of the Olympics but followed the backlash against her online. “People are so afraid of strong women of color. And I think this is so beautiful that she’s here and that she’s fighting through. And she’s going to win.”
Khelif will win either a gold or a silver medal when she takes on Yang Liu of China in the final Friday.will win either a gold or a silver medal when she fights Yang Liu of China in the final of the women’s welterweight division.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.
The only events at the Paris Olympics that Belabed has attended are Khelif’s. She watched Khelif defeat Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand 5:0 in the semifinals Tuesday and was back at the final to support a fellow Algerian woman.“I think what happened to her is both sexist and racist,” Belabed said. “My parents are from Algeria, and I grew up in France. I think Algerian women, and people from the North African diaspora are used to being told that we don’t fit the European beauty standards.
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