Olympic Boxing Controversy Rages on Ahead of Imane Khelif’s Next Bout: ‘We Will Not Take Part in a Politically Motivated Cultural War’
variety.comOlympics‘ gender eligibility controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is still swirling days after winning over Italy’s Angela Carini in a bout that lasted less than a minute.
Khelif has been accused of competing in the wrong gender category by some who have argued that she was disqualified at last year’s Women’s World Championships, along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu‑ting after they failed a gender eligibility test due to elevated levels of testosterone in their system.
Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, whom Khelif will face later today for her next boxing match, ignited some more tensions and fury after posting a now deleted mock picture of Khelif as a Hulk-like cartoon monster looking down at a young girl on her Instagram account.
The picture followed comments that she made saying that she “(doesn’t) care about the stories, what is going on the social media right now.
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