Imane Khelif of Algeria beat Yang Liu of the People’s Republic of China to win gold in women’s boxing 66kg at Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Friday, 9 August at Stade Roland-Garros.
Khelif previously competed at Tokyo 2020, where she became the first female boxer to represent Algeria at the Olympics. Since then, the 25-year-old Khelif has won gold medals at the 2022 Mediterranean Games and the 2023 Arab Games. She won the Paris 2024 final in dominant fashion by a final tally of 5-0.
“I’m very happy. For eight years, this has been my dream and I’m now the Olympic champion and gold medallist,” Khelif said. “I’ve worked for eight years, no sleep, eight years tired. Now I’m Olympic champion.”
Yang also participated at Tokyo 2020 and earned gold at the 2023 World Championships in this same weight class.
“I tried my best, but my opponent was much better. She is an excellent fighter and so strong,” Yang said.
Three days earlier, on 6 August, Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand and Chen Nien Chin of the People’s Republic of China both won bronze.
Source: Paris Olympics
