Imane Khelif comprehensively defeated China's Yang Liu by unanimous decision to win the 66kgs final at Paris 2024.
Imane Khelif had the final word after her gold medal triumph at Roland Garros on Friday. The Algerian faced abuse after her presence at the Olympic Games became the subject of fierce contention. However, she comprehensively defeated China's Yang Liu by unanimous decision to win the 66kgs final at Paris 2024.
'As for whether I qualify or not, whether I'm a woman or not - I have made many statements in the media - I am fully qualified to take part in this competition,' she told the world's media after the gold medal bout. 'I'm a woman like any other woman. 'I was born a woman, I lived a woman, I competed as a woman. There's no doubt about that.' She added: 'There are enemies, enemies of success. This is what I call them. 'These are the enemies of success.
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