Algerian welterweight Imane Khelif said recently that the best response to the misguided criticism and bullying she has received would be to win gold in Paris.
Mission accomplished. Today, Khelif took gold in her weight class at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a unanimous 5-0 decision over China’s Yang Liu of China.
Khelif’s time at the Olympics has been clouded by controversy, with some questioning whether she was actually a male. The boxer is a woman, and the confusion lies in the her being disqualified by the International Boxing Association last year for allegedly having XY chromosomes.
However, the IOC disputed those claims and allowed Khelif to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics — as she did in the 2020 Tokyo Games. RELATED: Olympics Boxer Imane Khelif Speaks Out Against Bullying Amid Gender Row Per GLAAD, Imane Khelif “is a cisgender woman, is not transgender and does not identify as intersex.” Rumors about her sex traits and that she is a man are unsubstantiated.
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