“From the Ring to Reinvention: Imane Khelif’s Stunning Transformation Sparks Debate in the World of Sports”
Contrary to the accusations, Imane does not identify as transgender and was born female.
She admitted experiencing immense “fear” after high-profile figures like Elon and Rowling made remarks about her gender.
When swimmer Riley Gaines shared a tweet saying, “Men don’t belong in women’s sports,” Elon re-shared the post and said: “absolutely.”
Meanwhile, the Harry Potter author shared a picture from the Algerian boxer’s match with Angela and accused the winner of being “a man enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head.”
The Algerian sports star said she was afraid because of the “uproar” about her gender, saying, “It affected me a lot, it hurt me a lot. I can’t describe to you the amount of fear I had”
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She described her well-earned victory as a form of “men reveling in their power over women.”
As for Donald Trump, he also shared a photo and said, “I will keep men out of women’s sports!”
The former president, currently in the running for a second term in the White House, misgendered Imane as “he” on other occasions as well.
The gold-winning Olympian said she has been affected by all the “uproar” from big figures.
“Elon Musk, Trump, this thing that affected me, I’m not lying to you, it affected me,” she was quoted saying in an interview.
“It affected me a lot, it hurt me a lot. I can’t describe to you the amount of fear I had,” she said. “I was afraid that I would say, why did Imane Khalif insist on this? Why was there an uproar from big politicians around the world?”
