“From the Ring to Reinvention: Imane Khelif’s Stunning Transformation Sparks Debate in the World of Sports”
“A man is a man. Even in makeup a man is a man,” another said.
The 25-year-old athlete debuted a completely new look, complete with pink eyeliner and lip gloss, in a new video
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Imane’s Olympic journey captured worldwide interest, especially after her first-round match against Italy’s Angela Carini, who surrendered just 46 seconds after the match began.
“I’ve never been hit like that before,” she said.
The controversy escalated as notable figures like X CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump raised doubts about the boxer’s gender.
She had previously faced disqualification from a different event, leading to widespread controversy. The International Boxing Association (IBA) had barred her and another competitor, Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, from the 2023 World Championship, but the IOC stood firm in their support of her.
The IBA—a Russian-led organization that the IOC no longer associates itself with—had held a press conference but failed to clear up the confusion over their gender eligibility test.
Fans showered her with praises, with one calling her “the people’s princess” and another saying she is “the gorgeous queen”
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The governing body claimed that they “detected XY chromosomes in samples of both athletes.”
“The tests show they were men,” IBA President Umar Kremlev claimed during the press conference. “We don’t verify what they have between their legs. We don’t know if they were born like that, or if some changes were made.”
