VIDEO: Iman, Iman, the hall was roaring. The Algerian boxer went all the way to gold

PARIS. Algerian boxer Imane Khelifová won the gold medal in women’s boxing up to 66 kg at The Olympics in Paris 2024.

In the final, she defeated Chinese boxer Liu Yang on points. She received 10 points from all the judges in each round, the Chinese woman nine.

Khelif, who is twenty-five years old, who has faced criticism and insults for high levels of the male hormone testosterone, and many who called her competition in the women’s competition unfair, won a her first Olympic medal.

In the final, she was also led by the tumultuous support of a large group of Algerian fans. Iman, Iman, appeared in the field throughout the fight against the Chinese woman.

At the 2020 Olympics, she competed in the up to 60 kg category and lost in the quarterfinals.

“I am very happy. It was my dream for eight years and now I am an Olympic champion and a gold medalist,” said 25-year-old Khelifová, who, with a height of 179 cm, high gain above all. her opponents in Paris and she fought her way to the overall victory without any major problems.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) started the controversy over the start of Khelifova and Lin Ju-ting from Taiwan (who will compete in the semi-finals of the category under 57 kg on Wednesday) even before the Olympic competition.

It is under the strong influence of Russia and in a long-term conflict with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which had already taken away the right to organize the Paris competition.

Khelif and Lin were disqualified from last year’s World Championships after they both advanced to the final. The IOC called the exclusion from the 2023 World Cup arbitrary, it was decided by the general secretary and executive director of the IBA.

The controversial head of the IBA, Russian official Umar Kremľov, claims that during the 2023 World Cup, the two female boxers were tested “at their request” after several coaches of the competing teams protested. Khelifová knocked out her Russian opponent Azalia Amineva in the round of 16.

However, it is not clear what test the Algerian and Taiwanese woman did and what it showed. The leadership of the IBA did not give evidence even at the press conference they organized in Paris during the Games.

The IOC, which organizes the Paris boxing championships, argues that both boxers were born female, have female genders on their passports and have competed among women for several years. years at major events. Both also started at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.