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Kirsty Coventry is a two-time Olympic swimming champion. AFP

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune meets the country's Olympic medallists Djamel Sedjati, Imane Khelif and Kaylia Nemour at the Presidential Palace in Algiers on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. EPA

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