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America Age > Blog > Entertainment > Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Olympic Gold Medal Following Gender Controversy
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Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Olympic Gold Medal Following Gender Controversy

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Imane Khelif can now name herself a gold medalist … as she simply defeated China’s Yang Liu within the ladies’s welterweight ultimate on the Olympics — the first-ever high end for an Algerian boxer.

Khelif defeated Liu simply minutes in the past — dominating the whole three-round contest and ending what was been a controversial Olympic run.

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The 25-year-old boxer has turn out to be some of the polarizing figures of the Paris Video games … and all of it stems from the Worldwide Boxing Affiliation claiming she was ineligible to compete for the championships in 2023 after unspecified checks decided she had XY chromosomes.


Her Olympics kicked off along with her opening spherical opponent — Angela Carini — bowing out after 46 seconds … saying she had by no means been hit with such a robust punch.

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“My face and nose were hurting,” Carini stated, in line with the Italian sports activities day by day Gazzetta dello Sport. “I couldn’t breathe anymore. I thought about my family, I looked at my brother in the stands and I went to my corner to retire.”

Anna Luca Hamori — Khelif’s quarterfinal matchup — solely fueled the fireplace when she posted an image of Imane because the satan on her Instagram story. She would go on to defeat Hamori by unanimous choice.

imane khelif’s subsequent opponent, the hungarian luca hamori, posted this on her ig story… so vile and disgusting pic.twitter.com/7P4e8roSSn

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She additionally took time to deal with the hate that has been despatched her means throughout these video games … saying bullying can destroy folks.


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Khelif beforehand stated she hoped her family members weren’t too affected by all of the outrage surrounding her … and hoped successful the gold would make all of it value it — and she or he did simply that.

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