The female boxer who was accused of being a man has now won an Olympic medal

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|04-08-2024

Algerian boxer Iman Khelife has confirmed a medal in the Paris Olympics. She defeated Hungarian boxer Anna Hamori 5-0 in a one-sided match in the quarter-final of women's boxing. With this, she also qualified for the semi-finals. Even if she loses in the semi-finals, she will still get a bronze medal at least. Iman Khelife had recently come into controversy after the match against Italy. In this match, her opponent Angela Carini had pulled out of the match after just 46 seconds. After this, Khelife was accused of being a man.

Kheleef became emotional after the victory

Iman Khelif did not let Hungary's Anna Hamori stay ahead of her throughout the quarter-final match. She took the lead from the first round itself, which remained till the end. Khelif has been in controversy regarding her gender for a long time. This controversy also came to the fore in the Olympics and she had to face a lot of criticism. Therefore, she became very emotional when the Olympic medal was confirmed. After the victory, she went to the middle of the ring and sat on her knees and punched the floor. Khelif also thanked her supporters by waving her hand. During this, she was seen crying. After this, she came out of the ring and hugged her coach while crying.

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