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Paris Olympics Day 14: USA’s Rai Benjamin Wins Hurdles Gold

Team USA also won the women’s 4x100-meter relay gold as anchor Sha'Carri Richardson gave a stunning finish to the race.

By Epoch Times Staff

| Published Aug 09, 2024 | Updated Aug 10, 2024

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Paris Olympics Day 14: USA’s Rai Benjamin Wins Hurdles Gold — Team USA's Rai Benjamin celebrates after winning the men's 400m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Aug. 9, 2024. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images

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Algerian Khelif Wins Women's Welterweight Gold

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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 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.

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