The controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif shows no signs of stopping as she continues to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Khelif has been at the center of a major dispute between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Association (IBA) over her testosterone levels.
While the IOC has given Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting the green light to compete, the IBA has reservations about their participation due to their disqualification from the 2023 World Boxing Championship over their testosterone levels.
Khelif recently defeated Italy’s Angela Carini in the 66kg preliminary stage after Carini abandoned the fight after 46 seconds, crying and refusing to shake hands with Khelif.
Ahead of her upcoming bout on Saturday, August 3, against Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary, the latter has stated on social media that she doesn’t think “it’s fair” that Khelif is competing in Paris.
The Hungarian Olympic Committee has expressed its desire to see “the right of female competitors to equal opportunities and fair competition.”
In a recent statement, IOC spokesperson Mark Adams stated, “The Algerian boxer (Imane Khelif) was born a female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport.”
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