Khelif’s success in the 2024 Paris Olympics
The 66kg women’s category Olympic champion was Algerian Imane KHELIF. With a faultless performance, the Algerian boxer defeated Liu YANG (CHN) to win by a resounding 5:0 unanimous decision. Her triumph proved her superiority not just in the competition but also in her weight class.
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After Hocine Soltani’s victory in 1996, KHELIF’s historic victory was Algeria’s first Olympic medal in women’s boxing and made her nation’s second boxing gold medalist.
“I’m overjoyed. This has been my desire for eight years, and I’m finally the Olympic champion and gold medalist. KHELIF stated following her triumph. “I’ve been working for eight years, without a break, and I’m exhausted.” I’m an Olympic champion now. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has come to my aid. Everyone in Algeria as well as everyone at my base. I’d like to thank my coach and the entire team. I sincerely appreciate it.
In the Men’s 71kg category, Asadkhuja MUYDINKHUJAEV won gold, making it a victory for Team Uzbekistan. The 23-year-old dominated the opening two rounds against Marco Alonso VERDE ALVAREZ of Mexico, showcasing remarkable boxing prowess and cutting strikes. Despite garnering the support of all five judges during his impressive comeback in the third round, the Mexican fighter was unable to overcome MUYDINKHUJAEV’s lead. With a dominant 5:0 victory, the Uzbek boxer cemented his status as the new Olympic champion in his respective division.
MUYDINKHUJAEV showed his happiness following the game by saying, “I just want to thank all the people back home who have supported me.” I’m content. I’ve won both the Olympic and world championships now. That was the reason I traveled to Paris. I’ve fulfilled all of my dreams and am currently the most well-known young boxer globally.
Regarding Uzbekistan’s prowess in boxing, he continued, “We help each other.” We honor one another. We are a family, not just a team. That is the reason for our great success. Our coaches are like fathers to us, and we revere them. My three teammates are still competing in their respective finals. I hope we return to Uzbekistan with five gold medals, and I wish them well. But honor to all of my rivals. They are excellent combatants.
Lazizbek MULLOJONOV of Uzbekistan put on a strong show as he won the Men’s 92kg final, defeating Loren Berto ALFONSO DOMINGUEZ (AZE), who was born in Cuba. The 25-year-old won a resounding 5:0 unanimous decision to earn a spot at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris thanks to the 1st World Qualifying Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy. With his outstanding performance, first-time Olympian MULLOJONOV dispelled all doubts by defeating the Azerbaijani bronze medalist in Tokyo 2020.
Khelif
Uzbekistan might win five gold medals, which would double their total from all prior Games, if they manage to qualify two more athletes for the finals on Saturday.
Yu WU of the People’s Republic of China won the gold medal in the women’s 50kg final, defeating Buse Naz CAKIROGLU of Turkey. WU, the gold medalist from the 2023 Asian Games, dominated all three rounds and won 4:1 to leave no question. China has now won two gold medals in boxing in a row after Yuan CHANG won the women’s 54kg category the day before. This tournament was held at Roland-Garros Stadium on August 8, 2024. The Women’s 57kg Final and Victory Ceremony are part of it. Akbas Hatice (TUR) won the Silver Medal, while Chang Yuan (CHN) took home the Gold.
Conversely, CAKIROGLU won another Olympic silver, to go along with the one she took home in Tokyo 2020, where she made history as the first Turkish boxer to medal in an Olympics.
WU remarked, “This is my first time at an Olympic Games. So many people try to qualify and I’m so happy to win the gold medal. I have trained very hard and all that hard work paid off. I won the gold for my team, my coach, my country. In the third round, I hit the back of my opponent and I apologise to her. It was an unfortunate accident (she was deducted a point.
With the final gold-medal contests in the women’s 57kg, men’s 57kg, and men’s +92kg weight divisions scheduled for tomorrow, August 10, the boxing program at Paris 2024 looks to be even more exciting. The game begins at 21:30 CET.
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