
Imane Khelif
Algerian professional boxer
Date of Birth | : | 02 May, 1999 (Age 26) |
Place of Birth | : | Ain Sidi Ali, Algeria |
Profession | : | Professional Boxer, Amateur Boxer |
Nationality | : | Algerian |
Imane Khelif (ইমানে খেলিফ) is an Algerian professional boxer. She won the gold medal in the women's 66 kg (welterweight) boxing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Khelif was born in Aïn Sidi Ali, Laghouat Province. When she was two months old, her family moved to Biban Mesbah, a rural village in Tiaret Province, where she would grow up. Her father said she "has loved sport since she was six-years-old." She originally played football before switching to boxing. In her early years, she had to commute to Tiaret to attend training sessions, and sold bread and scrap metal to afford the bus fare. She stated that her father, who is a welder, initially did not allow her to participate in the sport because "he did not approve of boxing for girls".
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