GENDER row boxer Imane Khelif has booked her spot in the gold medal match, despite the controversy surrounding her participation in Paris.
Khelif beat Janjaem Suwannapheng on Tuesday night to progress to the final of the women’s welterweight.
Controversy around Khelif sparked after she triumphed against Italian Angela Carini, who quit their bout after 46 seconds, in the last 16.
The fight created global outrage over Khelif’s inclusion at the Games, having been disqualified from last year’s Women’s Boxing World Championships for failing to meet gender eligibility criteria.
The International Olympic Committee said she was disqualified after failing a testosterone level test.
Khelife lost in the quarter-final to eventual gold medal winner Kellie Harrington at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago, and has nine defeats on her record in total.
But she’ll be looking to go all the way this time, with the gold medal bout up NEXT.
Imane Khelif will next fight at the Paris Olympics on Friday, August 9.
Khelif will contest in the women’s 66kg gold medal match.
She will fight at 9.51pm and her opponent will be Yang Liu.
