A historic night for Algeria!
Imane Khelif won gold in the women’s 66kg division Imane Khelif issued a defiant message to those who have attacked her throughout the Olympics after she claimed a historic boxing gold in Paris. Roared on by thousands of Algerians at Roland Garros on Friday, Khelif eased to a unanimous decision win against China’s Yang Liu to become the first Algerian female Olympic boxing gold medallist.
‘I was born a woman, I’ve lived as a woman and I’ve competed as a woman. ‘These people , they are the enemies of success. It’s what I call them. It gives my success a special taste because of these attacks. Khelif won by unanimous decision over China’s Liu Yang Imane Khelif after receiving her Women’s Welterweight Olympic Gold medal ð¥ºð¥#Paris2024 pic.twitter.
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