In an effort to dispel any doubts about his daughter’s gender, the boxer’s dad showed the public her birth certificate, adding his voice to the controversy.
“We have two boxers who are born as a woman, who have been raised as a woman, who have a passport as a woman,
and who have competed for many years as a woman,” said he. To put it simply, this is a lady. Their gender was always quite clear.
During a news conference, even the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, spoke up for the ladies, stating, “Let’s be very clear, we are talking about women’s boxing,” as reported by the BBC.
Khelif, who has always competed in women’s boxing and is registered as a female on her passport, endured relentless scrutiny but managed to win every round of her Olympic campaign.
“Whether I qualify or not, or whether I’m a woman or not, I have made many statements in the media,” she said in a defiant message she released following her triumph, according to News.com.au.
