Paris 2024 boxing: All results as Janjaem Suwannapheng and Chen Nien Chin earn women’s 66kg bronze; Imane Khelif and  Yang Liu advance to final

After a thrilling night of boxing at the iconic Stade Roland-Garros, Algeria's Imane Khelif and the People’s Republic of China’s Yang Liu advanced to the final of the women's 66kg after battling past Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien Chin respectively on Tuesday, 6 August.

Khelif overcame Suwannapheng by unanimous decision while Chen lost a 4-1 split decision against Yang. As beaten semi-finalists, both Suwannapheng and Chen walk away with bronze medals.

Khelif and Yang will go head-to-head for gold on Friday, 9 August in their first-ever Olympic final. Both women finished fifth in separate weight categories at Tokyo 2020.

Battling for a place in the final

Khelif and Suwannapheng touched gloves in the first semi-final and after taking early control of the fight the Algerian never looked back. With her arm raised as her victory was announced, the crowd began chanting “Imane, Imane, Imane!"

“I am very happy," Khelif said after. "I’ve worked eight years for these Olympics, and I’m very proud of this moment. My opponent was really good."

"I would like to thank the support from people back home," she added.

In the second semi-final, Chen took the opening round with clean combinations, but Yang came back to dominate and tie up the score, eventually progressing on a split decision.

Chen had nothing but well wishes for her opponent. "I was very happy to fight against her...she's very respectful. I hope she can get a gold medal."

As for her own piece of hardware, she explained "I want to share it with my friends....they wake up just to watch my fights, so I want to thank them."

Boxing: Women's 66kg podium

Bronze: Janjaem Suwannapheng, Thailand
Bronze: Chen Nien Chin, Chinese Taipei

See full results on Olympics.com.