03:30Supporters of boxer Imane Khelif in Paris on Friday celebrated Algeria's athlete winning gold in the under 66 kg women boxing final against the reigning world champion Yang Liu from China.
"We are very happy that Imane Khelif represents Algerian women, strong, courageous, valiant, determined and who persevere. We are very proud and I hope that it will be neither the first year nor the last year for her and she will be fine. We are proud as if it were the independence of Algeria," Latifa, one of Khelif supporters said.
"It is a beautiful victory for the Algerian woman, for Algeria as a country. And we dedicate that to her family to our beloved country of Algeria," Salim, another supporter said.
The 25-year-old boxer Imane Khelif appeared at the centre of a gender test scandal against the backdrop of a dispute between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Federation (IBA).
The dispute originated in Khelif's exclusion from the world championships which were held in New Delhi in March 2023 on the grounds that Algerian athlete had failed a gender test, according to the IBA.
On August 3, the IBA President Umar Kremlev called Khelif's participation at the Olympic Games 'unacceptable' due to the test results from last March.
In response to those comments, the Algerian Olympic Committee filed a formal complaint with the IOC against Khelif's public harassment, calling the attacks 'deeply unfair'.
'A beautiful victory' - Supporters of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif celebrate Paris Olympics gold medal triumph
Supporters of boxer Imane Khelif in Paris on Friday celebrated Algeria's athlete winning gold in the under 66 kg women boxing final against the reigning world champion Yang Liu from China.
"We are very happy that Imane Khelif represents Algerian women, strong, courageous, valiant, determined and who persevere. We are very proud and I hope that it will be neither the first year nor the last year for her and she will be fine. We are proud as if it were the independence of Algeria," Latifa, one of Khelif supporters said.
"It is a beautiful victory for the Algerian woman, for Algeria as a country. And we dedicate that to her family to our beloved country of Algeria," Salim, another supporter said.
The 25-year-old boxer Imane Khelif appeared at the centre of a gender test scandal against the backdrop of a dispute between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Federation (IBA).
The dispute originated in Khelif's exclusion from the world championships which were held in New Delhi in March 2023 on the grounds that Algerian athlete had failed a gender test, according to the IBA.
On August 3, the IBA President Umar Kremlev called Khelif's participation at the Olympic Games 'unacceptable' due to the test results from last March.
In response to those comments, the Algerian Olympic Committee filed a formal complaint with the IOC against Khelif's public harassment, calling the attacks 'deeply unfair'.
Supporters of boxer Imane Khelif in Paris on Friday celebrated Algeria's athlete winning gold in the under 66 kg women boxing final against the reigning world champion Yang Liu from China.
"We are very happy that Imane Khelif represents Algerian women, strong, courageous, valiant, determined and who persevere. We are very proud and I hope that it will be neither the first year nor the last year for her and she will be fine. We are proud as if it were the independence of Algeria," Latifa, one of Khelif supporters said.
"It is a beautiful victory for the Algerian woman, for Algeria as a country. And we dedicate that to her family to our beloved country of Algeria," Salim, another supporter said.
The 25-year-old boxer Imane Khelif appeared at the centre of a gender test scandal against the backdrop of a dispute between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Federation (IBA).
The dispute originated in Khelif's exclusion from the world championships which were held in New Delhi in March 2023 on the grounds that Algerian athlete had failed a gender test, according to the IBA.
On August 3, the IBA President Umar Kremlev called Khelif's participation at the Olympic Games 'unacceptable' due to the test results from last March.
In response to those comments, the Algerian Olympic Committee filed a formal complaint with the IOC against Khelif's public harassment, calling the attacks 'deeply unfair'.