Imane Khelif of Algeria faced Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in the women's 66kg quarter final as debate over her participation continues.
Imane Khelif returned to the ring with a second consecutive victory at the North Paris Arena on Saturday as debate over her participation in the Olympic event continues.
The controversy stems from Algerian Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan being banned from the Women's World Championships in New Delhi, India last year.IBA, the governing body at the time, said that both "have XY chromosomes" and failed gender eligibility tests. fight after she was caught with two punches which she said were the "hardest' she had ever been hit with.received backlash for a series of Instagram posts
She showed sportsmanship by sharing an embrace with her opponent and opening up the rope for her to exit the ring.The 25-year-old was overcome with tears of joy as she celebrated with her coaches after guaranteeing at least a bronze medal.and why Khelif is able to fight, while the Algerian Olympic Committee said the boxer was a victim of "unethical targeting" and "baseless propaganda".Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling.
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