After becoming the focus of internet trolls for her original remarks on the situation surrounding Imane Khelif and the 2024 Paris Olympics, a boxer who had earlier defeated Khelif has released a new statement.
Following Khelif’s sensational victory in the women’s 66kg boxing event in France, Team GB teammate Amy Broadhurst, an Irish fighter, went to social media.
Just 46 seconds into their round of 16 match, Khelif’s opponent, the Italian boxer Angela Carini, decided to withdraw. That she had “never been hit so hard” are her exact words.
Khelif, a 25-year-old from Algeria, was embroiled in controversy at the fight’s disturbing finish since she was participating in the women’s competitions despite being barred from fighting against females by the International Boxing Association (IBA) last year.
According to the IBA, Khelif was disqualified from competing in the women’s division because her DNA test came back positive for male XY chromosomes.
