Imane Khelif will find herself on the podium regardless of whether she wins her semi-final boxing bout after she beat Anna Luca Homori to advance in the Olympics
Imane Khelif has already secured an Olympic medal after seeing off Hungarian fighter Anna Luca Hamori - even if she loses her semi-final clash.
With Khelif now eyeing gold, there has been some confusion over how she has automatically claimed at least bronze after getting through to the semi-finals, and it's all down to a rule change from decades ago. Khelif dominated the bout against Hamori and won on all five of the judges' scorecards in what was a far less dramatic bout than her first one against Carini. The win sets up a semi-final against Janjaem Suwannapheng, which she will head in to knowing that a medal is already secured.
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