Algerian city welcomes home gold-winner Khelif
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Tiaret, Algeria: Huge crowds have welcomed home Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif to her native region of Tiaret southwest of Algiers after her tri...
Tiaret, Algeria: Huge crowds have welcomed home Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif to her native region of Tiaret southwest of Algiers after her triumphant return from Paris, an AFP correspondent said.
Thousands of people turned out late Friday to greet Algeria's gold-medallist, who was the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics on her way to the women's 66kg title.
Asked about a complaint that Khelif, 25, had filed with the Paris public prosecutor's office for online harassment, the boxer declined to elaborate.
"This is a day for celebration," she said. "I will address that question at the appropriate time."
