Imane Khelif is one win away from achieving her dream in Paris. Embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympics 2024, Khelif of Algeria advanced to the final of the women's boxing event on Tuesday night. The Algerian boxer won her semi-final bout to guarantee Algeria a silver medal in front of a screaming Roland Garros crowd that was busy chanting her name throughout the fight.

Khelif outclassed Thailand's 2023 world silver medallist Janjaem Suwannapheng in a unanimous points decision to enter her name into the final of the women's 66kg category. The summit clash of the women's boxing tournament in Paris will be contested on Friday. "I am like all athletes, I am here to achieve my dream," Khelif told AFP after her impressive win over Janjaem.

Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting have been in the eye of a storm over the boxers' eligibility at the Paris Games. Lin Yu-ting is also taking home at least a bronze medal from a different weight category at the Paris Games. Interestingly, there was no controversy when Khelif and Lin fought at the Tokyo Olympics. Neither won a medal at the time.

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