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Imane Khelif of Algeria celebrates winning against Liu Yang of China.
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Algeria’s Imane Khelif beat China’s Yang Liu to claim the gold medal in the women’s welterweight boxing at the Olympics on Friday.
Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 world championships, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight at the Paris Games amid a gender dispute that has dominated headlines.
Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand and Taiwan’s Chen Nien-chin were awarded bronze.
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Imane Khelif of Algeria wins women’s welterweight gold amid gender dispute