Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Olympic Women’s Boxing Quarterfinal As Gender Row Continues To Rage
deadline.comUnder-fire Algerian boxer Imane Khelif beat Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori in the women’s welterweight boxing quarterfinal of the 2024 Olympics on Saturday, as a gender eligibility row raged in the backdrop.
Khelif dominated the three-round contest and will now face Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the semi-final on Tuesday, August 6.
The athlete, who was born and raised as a woman, identifies as a woman and is registered as woman on her passport, has been competing at the Olympics in the face of a backlash over her participation due to suggestions that she is genetically a man.
Controversy around the boxer was further enflamed on Thursday when Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned her boxing match against Imane Khelif just 46 seconds into the first round, citing fears for her life.
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