Algerian boxer Imane Khelif takes to the ring again at the Paris Olympics following days of online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports.
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The IBA, which received the unprecedented punishment of being banned from Olympic participation in 2019 following years of conflict with the IOC, disqualified Khelif last year for what it said were elevated levels of testosterone. “If they are coming up with something, we are ready to listen,” Bach added."We are ready to look into it, but we will not take part in a sometimes politically motivated cultural war.”
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