Algerian gender-row boxer Khelif storms to Olympic gold

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PARIS: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday (Aug 9) in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory. Khelif claimed a unanimous points decision win over China's Yang Liu in the women's 66kg final for her first Olympic medal. Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who together with Khelif was disqualified from last year's world championships after failing gender eligibility testing, fights in the women's 57kg final on

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