A former opponent of Algeria's Imane Khelif, who is caught up in a gender eligibility controversy, spoke out before the fighter was set to compete in the Paris Olympics.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics despite being disqualified in the 2023 World Championships over gender eligibility concerns raised questions at the start of the Summer Games. The International Olympic Committee cleared Khelif to compete, but that did not stop Olympic viewers from expressing outrage on social media on Tuesday. A video of Khelif’s fight against Mexico’s Brianda Tamara Cruz Sandoval in December 2022 raised the temperature.
The video of the 66-kilogram fight in the WBT Golden Belt Series showed Khelif pummeling the Mexican fighter. Tamara told The Telegraph she never felt the way she felt after the fight during her boxing career. 'When I fought her I felt very out of my depth,' Tamara added. 'Her blows hurt me a lot. Thank God that day I got out of the ring safely, and it’s good that they finally realized.
All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations,' the IOC said. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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