2024-08-03 17:33:38
Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif reached the final of the football competition under the category of 66 kilos and is already convinced to bring a medal to Algeria, the first for the country in these Olympics. Already a great reward for the person whose last days were tainted by the debate on the appropriate hyperandrogenism.
Published on: 08/03/2024 – 7:33 pm.
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From our special correspondent at Arena Nord,
In terms of media coverage, Imane Khelif has nothing to envy, this Saturday August 3, of the stars of the games like the French Léon Marchand or the American Simon Biles. For the first time since the beginning of these The Olympic Games, the press was involved in the Arena Nord in Villepinte where the boxing event took place. To the point of having to jostle – literally and figuratively – to find a place in a mixed environment.
The object of their keen attention is none other than Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who would have done well without the whole argument was settled after his first speed fight against the Italian Angela Carini who left after 46 seconds.
« It has tired me for many years »
And when you see him approaching the media, his face is broken, in tears, we can guess how this controversy has polluted his mind in the last two days. Because neither the IOC press release that indicated that “ All athletes participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic football competition comply with the competition’s selection and entry rules, as well as all applicable medical regulations. “, or the video of her father showing the family record book that shows his daughter’s “feminism”, has reduced the debate.
But the Algerian was able to bring everyone back to the basics: this fight was won against the Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori by a flawless decision which qualified for the semi-finals and guaranteed a medal. And what a medal! First for Algeria in these games. ” I am very happy to receive this award after years and years of tryingput tears in Imane Khelif’s heart. It is an honor for me, for eight years I have been waiting for these Paris Games. I am happy to receive this award. I want to show everyone that I am a woman. This medal will help me a lot, because I have been tired for years and years. I would like to thank everyone who came to support me ».
Imane Khelif will be Algeria’s second Olympic medalist after Hocine Soltani won bronze in Barcelona 1992 and gold in Atlanta 1996.
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