Imane Khelif

Algerian boxer

Imane Khelif

Khelif in 2023

Born

(1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 24)

Tiaret, Algeria

Nationality

Algerian

Statistics

Weight class

Light welterweight

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Losses

Medal record

Women's amateur boxing

Representing Algeria
World Championships
	2022 Istanbul	Light welterweight
African Championships
	2022 Maputo	Light welterweight
Mediterranean Games
	2022 Oran	Light welterweight

Imane Khelif (Arabic: إيمان خليف, romanized: ʾĪmān Khalīf) is an Algerian amateur boxer. She represented Algeria in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[1]

Career

In the New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships, Imane Khelif participated for the first time, where she ranked 17th after being eliminated from the first round. Then she represented Algeria in the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Russia, where she ranked 33rd after being eliminated from the first round against Natalia Shadrina.

Khelif represented Algeria in the lightweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She was defeated by Ireland's Kellie Harrington in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Khelif participated in the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships and became the first Algerian female boxer to reach the final when she defeated the Netherlands' Chelsey Heijnen.^[3] She faced Ireland's Amy Broadhurst in the final and was defeated.^[4] In March 2023, Khelif was disqualified for failing to meet eligibility criteria shortly before her gold medal bout at the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. The Algerian Olympic Committee said Khelif was disqualified for medical reasons. Algerian media reported the disqualification was due to high levels of testosterone.^[5]

References

^ "Imane Khelif". Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
^ "Harrington guaranteed medal after reaching -60kg semis". BBC. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
^ "Imane Khelif en finale des Mondiaux de boxe: Historique !". inter-lignes.com. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^ "Le Président Tebboune félicite Imane Khelif, sacrée vice-championne du monde de boxe". elmoudjahid.dz. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Chakraborty, Amlan (26 March 2023). "Two disqualified for failing to meet eligibility criteria at world champs". Reuters. Retrieved 1 April 2023.