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Algerian boxer Iman Khalif has won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 after facing protests over the gender controversy. Iman Khalifa defeated Chinese boxer and 2023 world champion Yang Liu by a one-sided 5-0 margin in the final match of the welterweight category of boxing at the Paris Olympics. Iman Khalif has become the first Algerian female boxer to win a gold medal at the Olympics. The gold medal in the men's boxing category has also gone to Algeria's account in this Olympics. Algerian male boxer Hossein Soltani also won a gold medal.
There was a demand to disqualify Iman Khalifa
Iman Khalif defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in the pre-quarterfinal match. In this match, Italian boxer Angela Carini left the ring in just 46 seconds. After winning this match, Iman Khalif was accused of being a man and there was a demand to disqualify her from the tournament.
She faced strong opposition throughout the tournament. She was trolled a lot throughout the Olympics for being a man. Despite the opposition, Iman Khalifa ignored all this and focused on her matches. However, she received a lot of support in the final match and many fans were seen chanting her name and cheering her during the match.
expressed gratitude after the victory
After winning the gold medal, Iman Khalifa expressed her happiness by punching the air. Along with this, Iman Khalifa waved the Algerian flag and thanked everyone for their support. During this, she also became emotional and said that it was her 8-year-old dream to become an Olympic champion, which has been fulfilled. Iman Khalifa said that the protest against her has made the victory even more special. She hopes that there will be no protests in the future.
How was the journey to the Olympics?
Iman Khalifa has played a total of 4 matches till the final in Paris Olympics-2024. Iman Khalifa has won all these four matches one-sidedly. From the pre-quarterfinal match to the final, no female boxer could even come close to her. Iman Khalifa has won three matches by a margin of 5-0.
was disqualified last year
Iman Khalifa made her debut in the Women's World Boxing Championship in 2018. After this, she was eliminated in the first round of the 2019 World Boxing Championship. In the Tokyo Olympics-2020, Iman Khalifa was eliminated from the tournament after losing in the quarter-final match. After this, she performed brilliantly in the 2023 World Boxing Championship and made it to the finals. But the International Boxing Association (IBA) disqualified her before the gold medal match.
There was a ruckus in the exam
After this, Iman Khalifa's DNA test was done. The IBA president revealed that the DNA test revealed X, Y chromosomes in Iman Khalifa's body, which are found in men. However, there was a lot of controversy over this test. Iman Khalifa called it a conspiracy against her.
How to get to the Olympics?
Iman Khalifa has changed her gender. She was a boy earlier. There are many athletes in Paris Olympics who were boys and are participating in women's competition after changing their gender. The controversy about this has been going on for the last several days. People say that it is not right for a girl who looks like a boy to compete with another female player. This is a gross injustice to the female players in the Olympics.