Boxer Imane Khelif gives defiant statement as she advances to final amid ongoing gender row (Page 2 ) | August 26, 2024

„All that is important to me is that I stay on the level and give my people the performance they deserve. I know I’m a talented person and this is a gift to all Algerians.”

Her name could be heard being chanted by her compatriots in the crowd at Phillippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros, with a large portion of it being taken up by multiple Algerian flags being waved.

Khelif’s latest victory comes after the 25-year-old – who was born and raised as a girl – was disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing an unspecified gender eligibility test.

Khelif is advancing to the finals. (MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images)

Khelif and fellow Olympian Lin Yu-ting, a Taiwanese boxer fighting under Chinese Taipei, were disqualified.

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