Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Olympic Gold Amid Gender Dispute

Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Olympic Gold Amid Gender Dispute
Algeria's Imane Khelif reacts after beating China's Yang Liu (Blue) in the women's 66kg final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on Aug. 9, 2024. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics.

Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5–0 in the final of the women’s welterweight division. Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand and Taiwan’s Chen Nien-chin were awarded bronze.