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There is not an easy pass in the Olympics, and I will try to be fully ready for the coming fight,
Khelif told Algerian state television after her win I know the Algerian boxer is very strong and I will try to watch her video to learn her tactics and correct mine,
Suwannapheng said of Khelif I don't know but I'm not afraid to face her at this level. I will do my best."
Asked if Khelif should be allowed to compete at the Olympics, the Asian Games silver medallist said My child is a girl. She was raised as a girl. She's a strong girl. I raised her to be hard-working and brave. She has a strong will to work and to train,
Omar Khelif stated in an interview with Sky News I preferred to stop for my health,
Imane defeated Carini in a mere 46 seconds on Thursday, following the Italian boxer withdrawal, who said ... prompting a controversy regarding Imane's eligibility The Italian opponent she faced was unable to defeat my daughter because my daughter was stronger and she was softer,
Olympic boxing reached gender parity for the first time this year, with 124 men and 124 women competing in Paris.”
Racism and transphobia will never end but we call it out!!!!!
In a series of messages posted to her story, Motsi shared her thoughts on the row and fumed Take what you want from this.”
Having such a daughter is an honour because she is a champion, she honoured me and I encourage her and I hope she will get the medal in Paris,
We were quite sad to see that controversy, she’s an athlete who is well supported in Algeria and we’re behind her,
Algerian fan Kawther Laanani told the Reuters news agency It is hard, she has suffered a lot – as a child and now as a champion, she has suffered so much during these games,
said Khelif’s coach Mohamed Chaoua I know Imane Khelif as the champion of Algeria many times, champion of Africa, as well, and also, Arab champion,
Imane Khelif is a biological woman and if you want to protect our daughters, you should protect her. If you don't do the research to find the truth, then we should be protected from you."
Robert Griffin III, a former player with the National Football League (NFL) and devout Christian, wrote on X on Friday The idea that those objecting to a male punching a female in the name of sport are objecting because they believe Khelif to be 'trans' is a joke. We object because we saw a male punching a female."
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, who is widely criticized for being transphobic, wrote on X on Friday I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not participate in women's competitions. Not because we want to discriminate against anyone, but to protect the rights of female athletes to compete on equal terms,
Enough of the gender insanity and the pandering to avoid hurting someone's precious feelings. The Olympics just allowed a biological man, Imane Khelif, to pummel Italian Olympian Angela Carini."
Charlie Kirk, founder of the conservative group Turning Point USA, posted on Thursday to X and wrote in part President Trump has been unequivocally clear that he will NOT stand for men competing in women's sports—an insane and unfair reality that has been allowed to transpire because of Radical Left politicians like Kamala Harris."
Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Newsweek in an article published Saturday morning This is where [Vice President] Kamala Harris's ideas about gender lead: to a grown man pummeling a woman in a boxing match. This is disgusting, and all of our leaders should condemn it."
Ohio Senator JD Vance, former President Donald Trump's running mate in the upcoming election, replied to Kirk on Thursday, writing IBA remains committed in ensuring competitive fairness in all of our events, we absolutely condemn the inconsistencies in eligibility to compete in the boxing competition held in the Paris Olympic Games 2024,
the boxing organization said in another statement released on Thursday