Hungary boxer Anna Luca Hamori ‘proud’ after defeat to Imane KhelifBy Rebecca Johnson, PA, ParisHungary’s Anna Luca Hamori expressed her pride after competing in a “hard fight” in the women’s 66kg quarter-final, where she lost to Imane Khelif, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Olympics. On Thursday, Algeria’s Khelif won her fight in just 46 seconds, with opponent Angela Carini saying afterwards that she had “never felt a punch like this”. Speaking afterwards, Hamori said: “I’m so proud of myself because I had to fight. I think it was a good fight, I’m so proud of myself and I’m so grateful to be here. “Let’s be very clear, we are talking about women’s boxing,” Bach said.

Source: Irish Independent August 04, 2024 14:37 UTC