{"id":3620,"date":"2024-08-10T22:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T22:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3620"},"modified":"2024-08-10T22:30:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T22:30:09","slug":"video-cameras-caught-algerian-citizens-surprising-reaction-to-imane-khelif-winning-gold-medal-at-2024-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3620","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Cameras Caught Algerian Citizens\u2019 Surprising Reaction To Imane Khelif Winning Gold Medal At 2024 Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imane Khelif has easily been the most polarizing athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. She first made headlines for forcing Italian boxer Angela Carini to quit within one minute of their match, and people quickly called for her disqualification, claiming she was transgender.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div id=\"pw-med-background\">\n<p>Then, after the International Olympic Committee allowed her to continue participating, she won the gold medal against another \u201cgender row\u201d boxer, Ling Yu-Ting, from Taiwan. This caused a chain of crazy reactions, but maybe not as surprising to the citizens of her home country.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows that Khelif has just as many supporters as opponents. The caption reads, \u201c<em>Thousands of people in Algeria gathered in the streets to celebrate Imane Khelif\u2019s Gold medal victory in\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxing<\/a>\u00a0at the Olympics<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Imane Khelif wins her first Olympic gold medal in the women\u2019s 66kg \ud83c\udfc5<\/p>\n<p>She won the fight by unanimous decision, winning every round on every judge\u2019s scorecard.<\/p>\n<p>It is such a deserved win after all the unjustified vitriol and hate she&#8217;s had to endure \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OpcoYGoapc\">pic.twitter.com\/OpcoYGoapc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Women Posting W&#8217;s (@womenpostingws) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenpostingws\/status\/1822036719698690214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thousands of people in Algeria gathered in the streets to celebrate Imane Khelif\u2019s Gold medal victory in boxing at the Olympics \u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xx4izEZbJG\">pic.twitter.com\/Xx4izEZbJG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football Report (@FootballReprt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FootballReprt\/status\/1822114516634661374?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a surprising reaction because, in Algeria, it is completely illegal to be transgender. If people there believed these rumors, then Khelif would be subject to even more criticism and possibly worse when she returned home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>However, based on the video, she will likely be met with pride and gratitude when she returns, as the controversy surrounding Khelif seemed to be the last thing on anyone\u2019s mind.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<ul class=\"mai-list has-columns mai-list-icons mai-list-start\">\n<li class=\"mai-list-item is-column\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-imane-khelif-wins-first-medal-in-second-career-olympic-games\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imane Khelif Wins First Medal In Second Career Olympic Games<\/h2>\n<p>Despite competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, this is Khelif\u2019s first-ever time playing well enough to win a medal.<\/p>\n<p>In Tokyo, she would place\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/en\/olympic-games\/tokyo-2020\/results\/boxing\/women-s-light-57-60kg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fifth\u00a0<\/a>in the women\u2019s lightweight bracket, just missing out on a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if Khelif plans to compete in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, but at just 25 years old, she should still be young enough to compete at a high level and possibly defend her gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>However, with the controversy she caused this year, rules could change to exclude her from even getting a chance to compete.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imane Khelif has easily been the most polarizing athlete at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. 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