News Corp sports reporter Peter Badel has recalled the incredible moment Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was cheered on in her most recent fight despite being at the centre of controversy surrounding women’s boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Peter Badel recalls crowd's cheer when female boxer Imane Khelif entered ring for Hungary fight at 2024 Paris Olympic Games
The Algerian fighter was booted from the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships after failing the International Boxing Association 's gender eligibility test, reportedly over Khelif's elevated testosterone levels. “It’s been the biggest story of the Olympics so far,” Badel told Matty Johns and James ‘the Missile’ Magnussen.
Mr Badel said he was astounded to hear Khelif receiving applause and cheers when walking to the ring for her fight. Johns added that it can be easy in these high stake’s competitions for athletes and viewers to lose the “human side”. “All this controversy certainly made me sad and I also felt sorry for my opponent, she had nothing to do with it and like me was only here to fight,” she said.
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