Algeria's Imane Khelif credits 'eight years of work ' for gold medal

Imane Khelif credited 'eight years of work' and 'eight years of no sleep' for her gold medal-winning performance in the Olympic women's welterweight boxing final following weeks of scrutiny and misconceptions over her gender.

'Yes! It's my dream, I'm very happy,' the 25-year-old Algerian told through an interpreter. 'My family is happy. The whole of Algeria is happy today. Eight years of work. Eight years of no sleep… Today I'm very happy to win the gold medal.'

Khelif beat Yang Liu of China 5:0 in the final of the women's welterweight division, wrapping up the best series of fights of her boxing career with a victory at Roland Garros, where crowds chanted her name, waved Algerian flags and roared every time she landed a punch.

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