Media caption, Paris 2024: Women’s 66kg boxing champ Imane Khelif after winning gold Updated 10 August 2024 06: 49 BST Ihair Khelif stated “attacks” over her gender eligibility provided her success a “special taste” after she won Olympic ladies’s boxing gold a year after being disqualified from the World Championships. The Algerian was prohibited and reported to have stoppedworking gender eligibility tests however, havingactually been permitted to complete in Paris, beat Chinese world champ Yang Liu by consentaneous choice over 5 rounds to win welterweight gold. “I am completely certified to take part in this competitors,” stated 25-year-old Khelif. “I am a lady like any other lady. “I was born a lady. I have lived as a female. I completed as a lady – there is no doubt about that.” Khelif stated she hadactually been a victim of “bullying” and that the International Boxing Association (IBA) “hate me and I truly wear’t understand why”. In the arena she was roared to the ring by swathes of Algeria fans, who waved their green, white and red flags. Khelif controlled the battle and was showboating at the last bell, dancing while understanding triumph was hers, before her and Yang shared a warm accept. When the outcome was verified, Yang raised Khelif’s arm in the air – a contrast to the scenes after the Algerian’s opening battle versus Italy’s Angela Carini – and the brand-new champ was then brought around a joyous arena on the shoulders of her coach. Lin Yu-ting, who was likewise prohibited last year under the verysame judgment, will battle Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in the featherweight last on Saturday. Khelif had tears in her eyes and was praised by Lin and bronze medallists Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei and Thailan’s Janjaem Suwannapheng as the Algerian nationwide anthem was played. Media caption, Algeria’s Khelif wins boxing gold in the females’s 66kg How did we get here? Carini deserted the first-round bout with Khelif after 46 seconds, stating she had to “preserve” her life. Khelif, whose previous finest outcome was a world silver in 2022, fo
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