Imane Khelif: Algerian boxer at centre of gender row wins gold to become Olympic champion

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif triumphs in Olympic Gold amidst gender dispute

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made history by winning gold in women's welterweight boxing at the Paris Olympics, defeating China's Yang Liu in the final. This victory is particularly significant given the controversy surrounding Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who were previously disqualified from the 2023 World Championships due to gender testing.    The International Boxing Association (IBA) had deemed them ineligible based on a sex chro…

Boxer at center of gender controversy wins Olympic gold

Algerian welterweight boxer Imane Khelif has won gold after becoming the subject of gender controversy

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the center of controversy for being - as far as we know - an intersex and hyperandrogynous athlete, that is, a woman with an excessive production of male hormones (androgens), in particular testosterone, won the gold medal in women's welterweight. The Algerian beat China's Liu Yang 5:0, ending the best series of fights of her boxing career. After the social bullying suffered by the boxer and the attacks that c…

Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by gender controversy

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics amid scrutiny

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood.

Imane Khelif makes defiant statement on Olympic boxing gender row after clinching gold

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has become embroiled in a gender controversy at the Olympics after winning a gold medal in the women's 66kg boxing final in Paris