Khelif is through to the boxing semi final after an impressive win.
Imane Khelif is guaranteed to win an Olympic medal in Paris Imane Khelif declared, ‘I am a woman’, after securing her first-ever Olympic boxing medal on Saturday. The Algerian produced an excellent performance in her 66kg quarter final against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday, winning all three rounds convincingly. Khelif will now face Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the semi final on August 6 at 21.34pm, but is guaranteed at least a bronze medal regardless of the result of that fight.
’ Imane Khelif will face Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in her semi final on Tuesday Khelif’s first appearance at this summer’s Olympics on Thursday also caused controversy after her opponent, Italy’s Angela Carini, abandoned their fight after just 46 seconds. Carini took a heavy right hand from Khelif in the opening exchanges, went back to her corner and told her coach, ‘it’s not fair’ and ‘it hurts like hell’.
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