The boxer at the centre of a gender row at the 2024 Paris Olympics has made it to the final of the Women’s 66kg boxing welterweight division.
Algerian Imane Khelif, who failed an unspecified IBA gender test last year but has been defended by the Olympic committee, has secured herself at least a silver medal if not gold – if she can better her opponent Yang Liu, of China, on Friday (August 9).
Khelif has won the semi-final. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Yesterday (August 6), the Olympian won her semi-final match against Thai boxer Janjaem Suwannapheng via a unanimous result.
Now, Khelif has addressed the media and gave a defiant statement to silence the haters.
She said: „I don’t care what anyone is saying about me with the controversy.
CONTINUE READING ON THE NEXT PAGE
How To Make Quesabirria Tacos
How To Make Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
3 INGREDIENT CROCKPOT BBQ CHICKEN WINGS
Emotional Peak: The Most Heart-Wrenching Episode of ‘Bonanza’ Ever Filmed, So Powerful Even the Camera Crew Couldn’t Hold Back Tears!
Why is the oven smoking? Here’s what it means and what to do if it happens
Sh0cking Vide0 Sh0ws 3lementary Sch00l Principal…
Most believe it’s quite old, but they’re not sure what it was meant for.
Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing:
Add this to the rice cooker, every rice grain will be plump, soft, delicious and twice as nutritious