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Imane Khelif is officially Algeria’s first woman to medal in boxing at the Olympics.
On Saturday morning, Khelif earned a 5-0 decision victory against Hungary’s Luca Hammori to advance to the Olympics Women’s boxing semifinals next week.
With her win, Khelif is guaranteed at least a bronze medal at the Olympics.
Imane Khelif wins. An absolute demolition, frankly. Now into semi-finals and guaranteed a medal bout. Anna Luca Hamori simply bombarded pic.twitter.com/0Xwj8ps7Ee
— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) August 3, 2024
After her victory, Khelif broke down and cried while exiting the ring with her coaches.
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NEW | Got a quick word with Imane Khelif following 1/4 final victory over Anna Luca Hamori via a unanimous decision, guaranteeing an Olympic medal.
Khelif was disqualified from last year's women’s World Champs after the IBA said the Algerian had failed a gender eligibility test pic.twitter.com/n8Srx1M2df— Dan Roan (@danroan) August 3, 2024
Khelif has been a controversial figure throughout the Olympics due to the fact that she had been previously disqualified by the International Boxing Association for failing to meet their gender eligibility requirements for the women’s competition at the 2023 World Boxing Championships.
At the time, IBA President Umar Kremlev told Russian news agency Tass that Khelif had been disqualified because it was proven she had XY chromosomes.
The International Olympic Committee disagreed with the IBA’s ruling and has allowed Khelif to compete at the Olympics.
“Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules. “They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female.”