Imane Khelif was victorious Saturday and can safe herself no less than a bronze medal within the 2024 Summer time Olympics in Paris.
The Algerian boxer defeated Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary 5:0 within the quarterfinals of the ladies’s welterweight bout. Khelif was emotional after her win and thanked these who’ve supported her.
Saturday’s end result got here after Khelif received her opening bout on the Paris video games when opponent Angela Carini of Italy tearfully deserted the combat after simply 46 seconds.
Final yr, the banned Worldwide Boxing Affiliation claimed Khelif failed an unspecified eligibility check to compete over elevated ranges of testosterone. Khelif’s opening-round win drew feedback from the likes of former U.S. President Donald Trump, “Harry Potter” author J.Okay. Rowling and others falsely claiming Khelif was a person or transgender; Algeria has strict legal guidelines towards LGBTQ+ folks. The 25-year-old is a cis-gendered lady born with DSD.
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The IBA disqualified Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from its world championships, however the IOC allowed the boxers to compete and mentioned the IBA determination to disqualify the boxers final yr was arbitrary.
Khelif, who didn’t medal on the Tokyo Video games held in 2021, will face Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand within the semifinals Tuesday at Roland Garros. Suwannpheng, a silver medalist ultimately yr’s world championships, upset defending Olympic champion Busenaz Surmeneli within the quarterfinals.
