
Algeria's Imane Khelif reacts after beating China's Yang Liu (Blue) in the women's 66 kg final boxing match during the Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris on Aug. 9, 2024. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
Algeria's Imane Khelif beat China's Yang Liu to claim the gold medal in the women's welterweight boxing.
Khelif, a silver medalist at the 2022 world championships, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight at the Paris Games amid a gender controversy that has dominated headlines.