Golden welcome for boxer Khelif
The Citizen|August 19, 2024
Huge crowds have welcomed home controversial Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif (right) to her native region of Tiaret, south-west of Algiers after her triumphant return from Paris, according to an AFP correspondent.
Golden welcome for boxer Khelif

Thousands of people turned out late on Friday to greet Algeria's gold-medallist, who was the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics on her way to the women's 66kg title.

Asked about a complaint that Khelif, 25, had filed with the Paris public prosecutor's office for online harassment, the boxer declined to elaborate.

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