Azazga, Algeria, March 13, 2025 (AFP) - Algerian girls take up boxing after Khelif's Olympic gold

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2025-03-13
In a gym in northern Algeria's Kabylia, 15-year-old Cerine Kessal was driving her fists into a punching bag. The two-time national champion was dreaming of greater feats after Algerian Imane Khelif won Olympic gold last year. Khelif's victory generated newfound interest among Algerian girls and women in the male-dominated sport, with gyms across the North African country witnessing a surge in memberships. She had emerged from the Paris Olympics a......
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