Boxer in Controversy Over Eligibility Lets Her Gloves Do the Talking

Imane Khelif of Algeria, right, won her semifinal match against Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand on Tuesday.Don’t miss a moment at the Paris Olympics. Sign up for our daily email to receive the biggest highlights, the latest medal count and the stories you won't see on TV.

An Olympic boxing competition that briefly seemed to be about questions about gender, eligibility and international politics proved on Tuesday to be simply about sports, with one fighter beating another without inquiry or controversy.

Imane Khelif of Algeria, the boxer whose eligibility was questioned after her first-round victory and then vigorously defended by the International Olympic Committee, won her weight division’s…