How To Watch Imane Khelif’s Olympic Fight in The UAE, KSA, and GCC
The Algerian champion is set to fight at the Paris 2024 Olympics finals in Paris tonight
Tonight is fight night.
Team Algeria’s Imane Khelif will take on Team China’s Yang Liu for gold in the women’s 66kg welterweight finals, duking it out with her opponent at the Stade Roland Garros – the same location where the French Open takes place each year.
The 25-year-old boxer beat Team Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the women’s 66kg semi-finals 5-0 on Tuesday, August 6 (China’s Yang Liu scored 4-1 won she beat Team Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien Chin).
Imane shared to Instagram to her 1.6 million followers, a post thanking God by captioning her post “to the final el Hamdoulah ?” after she advanced to the finals when she won her fight against Janjaem.
The win came days after she faced a slew of online bullying. Trolls posted harassing comments regarding speculation surrounding the status of her gender, and whether or not she should be allowed to compete in the women’s division (the International Olympic Committee confirmed time and time again that Imane was born female and, therefore, qualifies to compete in women’s boxing.)
Imane initially brushed off the haters (“I don’t care” was her initial reply when asked about comments and posts calling her a man), calling for “the people of the world” to put a stop to bullying and harassment.
“I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects,” she said in an interview with The Guardian. “It can destroy people, it can kill people’s thoughts, spirit and mind. It can divide people. And because of that, I ask them to refrain from bullying.”
It is now time to crown the winner who will take home gold (the loser of the match will win silver.)
How To Watch Imane Khelif Olympic Fight in The UAE, KSA, and GCC
The women’s 66kg welterweight final is happening tonight on Friday August 9, 2024 in Paris (Saturday August 10, 2024 at 12:51 AM GST). You can view the match on television here in the GCC through BeIN Sports channels like BeIN Sports, as well as the associated platform, TOD.
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Lead Image Courtesy of Instagram/@imane_khelif_10