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Imane Khelif will fight for gold. The Algerian boxer, whose eligibility has been called into question, advanced to the gold medal round of the women’s 66 kg welterweight division at the Paris ...
Imane Khelif was born in Algeria on May 2, 1999. She began boxing in Tiaret, a sport she decided to pursue after watching matches at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Algeria's Imane Khelif punches Italy's Angela Carini during a 66kg preliminary round match at North Paris Arena on Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) ...
Algeria’s Imane Khelif celebrates after defeating Hungary’s Anna Hamori in their women’s 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France.
That's what 24-year-old Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, ensnared in an Olympics controversy surrounding gender eligibility, said earlier this year in an interview with UNICEF.
Algeria's Imane Khelif, right, walks beside Italy's Angela Carini after their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 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.
Imane Khelif is due for her second fight at 16.22, it’s the second fight of the day in the women’s welterweight division, preceded by a fight between first seed Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey ...
Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, has grafted hard to reach her level and is the victim of a power struggle for control of the ...