With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown, boxer Imane Khelif extolled Algeria for backing its athletes.
TIARET, Algeria — With an outpouring of fans greeting her as she arrived in her hometown on Friday,extolled Algeria for backing its athletes and said she hoped to again make her country proud in the future.
“All Algerian men and women have the right to be happy and celebrate,” she told reporters Friday at a local government office. “This proves that the government and the people are all behind sports.” As observers including billionaire Elon Musk, author J.K. Rowling and former U.S. President Donald Trump referred to her as a man in online posts, Algerians saw the controversy as an attack on their nation.
Later at the parade, Nadjia Fehma, another Tiaret resident, reveled in her victory and said she was an inspiration.
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