and who have competed for many years as a woman,” he elaborated. “This is the unequivocal definition of a woman.” That they were female was never in question.
At a press conference, even the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, defended
the women against the online misinformation, stating, “Let’s be very clear, we are talking about women’s boxing,” as reported by the BBC.
💬“Mon enfant est une fille”
Le père de la boxeuse algérienne Imane Khelif la défend pic.twitter.com/EtkkA9vBKQ
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) August 3, 2024
Throughout her entire Olympic campaign, Khelif, who has been contending in women’s boxing since she began participating in
the sport and is listed as a female on her passport, did not lose a single round, despite enduring intensive scrutiny.