Hometown of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif erupts in joy after Olympic win
The Peninsula
Tiaret, Algeria: The rural hometown of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif erupted in joy on Friday as she won gold at the Paris Olympics in the face of a maj...
Tiaret, Algeria: The rural hometown of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif erupted in joy on Friday as she won gold at the Paris Olympics in the face of a major gender controversy.
Cheers of Khelif's name and the country's famous chant "one two three, viva l'Algerie" broke out in Biban Mesbah, a town of around 6,000 people.
"It's Algeria's victory," her father, Omar Khelif, told reporters as he watched the fight on a giant screen along with the rest of the village around 300 kilometres (185 miles) southwest of Algiers.
Villagers fired shots into the air in honour of 25-year-old Khelif's first Olympic medal following her victory over China's Yang Liu in the women's 66kg final.
