Imane Khelif beat Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday to guarantee an Olympic medal
Imane Khelif appeared emotional at the Olympics on Saturday (3 August) after a quarter-final win guaranteed her a medals.
The Algerian boxer has been at the centre of gender eligibility row in Paris following her win over Angela Carini on Thursday (1 August).
Carini abandoned the welterweight round of 16 bout after just 46 seconds, but that only tells half the story.
The Italian fighter explained in a later interview that she ‘didn’t succeed’ because she simply ‘couldn’t fight anymore’.
Khelif faced Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday, a fight that did go the full distance.
Winning on an unanimous points decision, five judges scored each of the three rounds for Khelif.
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