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Imane Khelif won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s boxing 66-kilogram (145-pound) division on Friday, beating China’s Yang Liu. The feat culminated with her atop her coach’s shoulders ...
Olympic gold medalist in the the women's 66 kg boxing Algeria's Imane Khelif, center, smiles as she arrives home after returning from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Tiaret, Algeria, Friday, Aug ...
She won the gold medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, [3] and the 2021 Moscow Military World Games in the up to 60 kg category. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics , [ 4 ] winning the silver medal in the women's lightweight event, the best performance by a Brazilian female boxer.
She won the gold medal in the women's 66 kg (welterweight) boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Following Khelif's victory over Italy's Angela Carini during the 2024 Olympic Games, misinformation surfaced on social media about her gender and eligibility to compete.
Boxing awards two bronze medals in each weight class, which means every semifinalist wins a medal. The Olympic sport reached gender parity for the first time in Paris, inviting 124 men and 124 ...
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
She defeated Yasmine Moutaqui of Morocco in her gold medal match. [3] In 2020, Boualam qualified at the African Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Diamniadio, Senegal to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [4] She is the first female boxer from Algeria to represent her country at the Summer Olympics. [5]
The debate at the Olympics flared 16 months after both women were disqualified and denied medals at the 2023 world championships by the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association.