What we know about Olympic boxer Imane Khelif

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What we know about Olympic boxer Imane Khelif
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has fought in the boxing ring for years, but now she is facing jabs of another kind: those q

Algeria's Imane Khelif, left, fights Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. The Boxing Unit set up by the International Olympic Committee, which handles eligibility for boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has affirmed the eligibility of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting.

uestioning her gender. Some people are wondering whether she should be competing in the Olympics at all. "We have seen in reports misleading information about two female athletes competing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The two athletes have been competing in international boxing competitions for many years in the women’s category," the statement read."These two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA. Towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were suddenly disqualified without any due process.

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