Imane Khalif is one of the most capped The emotional, controversial Olympic boxing journey In recent memory, he captured the gold medal at welterweight on Friday. Khalaf of Algeria defeated China’s Liu Yang in the final by unanimous decision.
Young was a tall, lanky opponent for Kehliff, who usually enjoys a height advantage in his fights. It took a long first round to adjust to Young’s color scheme but once he did, Khalif took over the fight using pressure and sharp counters.
After the completion of three rounds, Khalif won all five official scorecards to lock up the biggest feat of his boxing career. She also ended a red-hot streak for Chinese women boxers at the Paris Games, with the team already winning two medals thanks to great technique and preparation.
Khalif became one of the most talked about athletes ever to lose at the Olympics Angela Carini of Italy in just 46 seconds After Carini gave up the fight. Social media was soon engulfed in debate over whether Khilaif should be allowed to compete, with some calling her “a man” following the IBA’s decision to disqualify her and Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting for failing a “gender test” in 2023. . During the organization’s Women’s World Boxing Championships.
Khalif defeated Luca Anna Hamori and Janjaem Suwannafeng to advance to the gold medal bout, drawing little online chatter as the fights were ordinary-looking bouts without the drama presented in the fight with Carini. Instead, Khalif used a colorful jab to control the fight and neutralize his opponent.
The IBA, sidelined by the IOC amid years of controversy and scandals including the fight-fixing results at the Rio Olympics, has not provided clear details about the “gender test”, although it has at times claimed the tests were not for testosterone. But nonspecific tests detect XY chromosomes. In a press conference on Monday, IBA officials reiterated the XY findings and suddenly added that Khelief had problems with his testosterone levels, following earlier statements in the days before the conference that testosterone tests were not a factor in their previous decision.
In a fitting narrative twist, Yang faced the woman Khalif who was disqualified after the semifinals in the 2023 World Championship final. The gold medal will surely assuage Sting Khalifa’s feelings when he failed to medal at the 2020 Olympics.
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