Amy Broadhurst has given her thoughts on the controversy surrounding Imane Khelif at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
An Irish boxer who previously fought Algeria's Imane Khelif has given her thoughts on the controversy that has become a huge talking point at the 2024 Paris Olympics
She proceeded to raise her glove again to the referee, officially signalling her decision to withdraw. "I wasn’t able to finish the match," she told the BBC. Amy Broadhurst, an Irish boxer who competed for Team GB in the Paris Olympics, previously fought and won against Khelif in the final of the 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships."I thinks it’s the way she was born and that’s out of her control. The fact that she has been by nine females before says it all."
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