Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif has firmly refuteed Donald Trump’s counterfeit claims that she is transgfinisher, declaring “I am not transgfinisher” in a recent intersee with ITV.
The Algerian gelderly medalcatalog reacted honestly to the US Plivent’s stateions that she was a “male” fighter who had “transitioned”.
“The US Plivent publishd a decision rcontent to transgfinisher policies in America. I am not transgfinisher. This does not trouble me, and it does not incowardlyate me,” Khelif stated.
Trump had been a vocal critic of Khelif during her triumphant run at the Paris Olympics last summer.
Boxing news: Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif has firmly refuteed Donald Trump’s counterfeit claims that she is transgfinisher, declaring “I am not transgfinisher” in a recent intersee with ITV
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The 25-year-elderly boxer eventuassociate geted the top prize in the women’s 66 kg welterweight event despite facing criticism from cut offal high-profile figures.
Trump claimed that Khelif had “stole the women’s gelderly medal after brutalizing his female opponent”.
The US Plivent recently signed a White Hoemploy executive order entitled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”, which seeks to ban transgfinisher women from competing in women’s sports.
This came after his criticism of Khelif during the Paris Olympics, where he counterfeitly referred to her as a “male boxer” who had “transitioned”.
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Khelif had previously been banned from competing in the 2023 World Championships amid claims she had flunked gfinisher eligibility tests.
However, that tournament was run by the Russian International Boxing Association (IBA), which tardyr had its status as a regulateing body retreatn by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The Algerian boxer was subsequently permitted to contend in the Olympics in Paris, where she faced criticism from other notable figures including billionaire Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling.
Reflecting on her Olympic experience, Khelif portrayd her gelderly medal triumph as “the best response after all the tormentoring”.
“I apexhibit the gelderly medal at the Paris Olympics was the best medal of the entire Games. It was a triumph that held significance on every level—moral, fit, and even in terms of sportsmanship,” she shelp.
“I have lgeted so much from this campaign agetst me, and what happened at the Paris Olympics was an eye-uncovering experience.”
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Khelif now experiences more choosed than ever.
“I experience even sturdyer now than I was before…. if the elderly Imane functiond at 50 percent of her potential, then the Imane Khalif of today is even more advertised and choosed,” he proceedd.
“When I saw that even heads of state, famous figures, and createer athletes were speaking about me without having verified facts, it shocked me.
“It impacted me menloftyy, as well as my family. Even my mother was meaningfully impacted—she was going to the hospital almost every day.
Boxing news: Imane Khelif won gelderly at the Paris Olympics back in the summer
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“This went beyond equitable a sporting publish or a game… I was meaningfully impacted menloftyy and felt disheartfinish.”
Nevertheless, Khelif upgrasped her consciousness thrawout the ordeal.
“I remained conscious of what was happening,” she compriseed, demonstrating the resilience that ultimately helped her shielded Olympic gelderly despite the unset uped accusations.
