Algerians rally behind gold medal hopeful Imane Khelif amid gender misconceptions
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00:00And Olympic boxer Iman Khalif has become a hero in Algeria after winning her semi-final match at
00:06the Olympic Games. Her victory over her Thai opponent Janjaim Suwanapeng was unanimously
00:12awarded on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old welterweights battled through a slew of gossip
00:17and online attacks over false claims that she's not a woman. And many Algerians backed her all
00:23the way though and say that they're ecstatic that she's now set to enter the ring again
00:29for the final. Now that'll be on Friday evening against Liu Yang of China.
00:36It was incredible. Feelings, emotions, we loved it. All the Algerians were there to support Iman
00:42and honestly she did something powerful. She's going to bring us the second gold
00:46medal for our country, our beloved Algeria. Despite the cyber bullying, despite the insults,
00:53despite everything that has happened, she's here and she's determined to go all the way.
00:57Why will she get a gold medal? Simply because she's a woman who has the support of an entire nation.