
Having put a maelstrom of scrutiny behind her, Algeria's Imane Khelif is on top of the world.
Khelif defeated China's Yang Liu 5–0 Friday to capture the gold medal in the women's 66-kilogram boxing division at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The victory gave Khelif her first career Olympic medal in her second Games, and the Algeria its second gold medal of the Olympics following Kaylia Nemour's triumph in the women's uneven bars in gymnastics.