In emotional scenes, Imane Khelif wins her quarterfinal clash in the boxing to assure a medal at the Paris Olympics amid a cloud of misinformation and online trolling.
Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics in an emotional fight Sunday morning that followed days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.
At a Paris Games that has championed inclusion and seen other outcry over an opening ceremony performance featuring drag queens, LGBTQ+ groups say the hateful comments could pose dangers to their community and female athletes.Khelif's second win in Paris appeared to be an emotional catharsis for the 25-year-old boxer from a village in north-west Algeria.
After the bout, Hungarian IOC member Balazs Furjes said alongside Hamori that she was adamant that it was "never an option … not to fight."Two Paris Olympians at the centre of a dispute overshadowing world boxing have every right to compete at the Games as women, according to IOC president Thomas Bach."I'm so proud of myself, because I had to fight, and I like to fight," said Hamori, who won two fights earlier in Paris.
"Of course, the Paris boxing competitions have their consequences. These consequences must be carefully evaluated after the Games."Khelif stopped briefly to speak to an Algerian television crew, then walked straight to the dressing room without stopping for dozens of waiting reporters. She showed her sharp skill while stalking Hamori in the second round, working behind the jab and catching Hamori repeatedly with short right hands along with an occasional combination to win the second round unanimously. Hamori landed several significant shots of her own and never appeared shaken by Khelif's power, which wasn't really considered remarkable in her weight division before this week.
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