٠٠:٠٢:٠٤The Olympic boxer at the centre of a 'gender row', Imane Khelif, returned home to Algeria alongside her teammates in Dar El Beida on Monday.
Footage shows Khelif arriving at the airport and showing her gold medal. She did not comment to the media, although bronze medallist 800m runner Djamal Sedjati thanked the fans who had made the journey with them. Gymnast and gold medalist Kaylia Nemour added that while winning was important, "it is important to keep in mind that this is sport."
Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting both took boxing golds despite a huge row over their eligibility for the women's events.
They were both disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing an 'eligibility criteria' following 'gender testing', while the organisation also claimed male XY chromosomes were found in 'both cases'.
The International Olympic Committee rejected the findings and defended the pair's right to compete. It withdrew its own recognition of the IBA last year during a row over reforms, which the boxing organisation called a 'tremendous error'.
Following her win, Khelif's legal team said she had filed a complaint against social media platform X for alleged harassment and said she was "a woman like any other".
Fightback starts here? Gold medal-winning 'gender row' Olympic boxer Khelif returns home in triumph to Algeria
The Olympic boxer at the centre of a 'gender row', Imane Khelif, returned home to Algeria alongside her teammates in Dar El Beida on Monday.
Footage shows Khelif arriving at the airport and showing her gold medal. She did not comment to the media, although bronze medallist 800m runner Djamal Sedjati thanked the fans who had made the journey with them. Gymnast and gold medalist Kaylia Nemour added that while winning was important, "it is important to keep in mind that this is sport."
Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting both took boxing golds despite a huge row over their eligibility for the women's events.
They were both disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing an 'eligibility criteria' following 'gender testing', while the organisation also claimed male XY chromosomes were found in 'both cases'.
The International Olympic Committee rejected the findings and defended the pair's right to compete. It withdrew its own recognition of the IBA last year during a row over reforms, which the boxing organisation called a 'tremendous error'.
Following her win, Khelif's legal team said she had filed a complaint against social media platform X for alleged harassment and said she was "a woman like any other".
The Olympic boxer at the centre of a 'gender row', Imane Khelif, returned home to Algeria alongside her teammates in Dar El Beida on Monday.
Footage shows Khelif arriving at the airport and showing her gold medal. She did not comment to the media, although bronze medallist 800m runner Djamal Sedjati thanked the fans who had made the journey with them. Gymnast and gold medalist Kaylia Nemour added that while winning was important, "it is important to keep in mind that this is sport."
Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting both took boxing golds despite a huge row over their eligibility for the women's events.
They were both disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing an 'eligibility criteria' following 'gender testing', while the organisation also claimed male XY chromosomes were found in 'both cases'.
The International Olympic Committee rejected the findings and defended the pair's right to compete. It withdrew its own recognition of the IBA last year during a row over reforms, which the boxing organisation called a 'tremendous error'.
Following her win, Khelif's legal team said she had filed a complaint against social media platform X for alleged harassment and said she was "a woman like any other".