Tiaret (AFP)
Huge crowds have welcomed home Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif to her native region of Tiaret southwest of Algiers after her triumphant return from Paris, an AFP correspondent said.
Thousands of people turned out late on Friday to greet Algeria's gold-medallist.
"This is a day for celebration," she said.
Khelif won the women's 66kg final against China's Yang Liu in a unanimous points decision in Paris.
Residents of Tiaret, a city of around 200,000 people 340 kilometres southwest of the capital, gave her a rousing welcome when she appeared with relatives aboard an open-top bus escorted by police.
"I was given a warm welcome today. Every Algerian has the right to rejoice and enjoy themselves," she said.