Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who won gold at the Paris Olympic Games in the midst of a genderfirestorm, said that she was not intimidated by Donald Trump and wants to defend her crown during the 2028 matches in Los Angeles.
Khelif was in the center of a bitter furore during last year's Olympic Games, when she was criticized by people like Trump, Elon Musk and JK Rowling.
The boxer was confronted with allegations that she should be banned to participate in the women's competition. It came after Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships in the midst of disputed claims that they will not be eligible for men.
She then claimed gold in the Welterweight department in Paris and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is now confronted with legal steps to compete Khelif.
Trump signed an executive order entitled 'Men love sports sports'. The president recently referred to Khelif as a 'male boxer' who 'switched' and 'Stole the gold medal of the ladies after the brutal of his female opponent. '
But now the Algerian has returned to Trump, insisting that she will not be 'intimidated'.
Imane Khelif says she is not intimidated by Donald Trump and wants to fight at the La Olympic Games
The Algerian boxer who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in the midst of a sex Firestorm
“The US president has made a decision with regard to transgender policy in America. I am not transgender. This is not me and it doesn't intimidate me, “she told ITV.
'I learned so much from this campaign against me, and what happened at the Paris Olympic Games was an eye-opening experience.
'I feel even stronger now than before … If the old Imane operated at 50 percent of its potential, today's Imane Khalif is even more motivated and determined. '
She claimed that winning gold was' the best reaction after all the bullying 'and claimed:' I believe that the gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games was the best medal in the entire games.
“It was a victory that had meaning at every level – ethical, athletic and even in the field of sportiness.”
But Khelif has claimed that the alleged 'bullying' by big names such as Musk and Rowling left her mother 'go to the hospital almost every day' and saw her 'fall into a spiral of depression'.
“When I saw that even state heads, famous figures and former athletes talked about me without having verified facts, it shocked me,” Khelif said.
“It has affected me mentally, as well as my family. Even my mother was deeply affected – she went to the hospital almost every day.
She added: 'This went further than just a sporting issue or a game … I was mentally affected and I felt discouraged, but I remained aware of what happened.
The boxer was confronted with allegations that she should be banned to participate in the women's event
Khelif filed a criminal complaint about alleged cyberbullying, who reportedly called Elon Musk
'Even during the Olympic Games in Paris I had a team of specialized doctors who gave me support and help. Without their support I may have fallen into a spiral of depression. '
Last year, Khelif filed a criminal complaint about alleged cyberbullying during the Olympic Games in Paris, who is said to be Harry Potter -author Rowling and Musk, the owner of X.
Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting was also disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) before he won gold in Paris.
In November, Khelif was confronted with renewed calls for her to be stripped of her Olympic title after a 'leaked' report claimed that she is a biological man.
The report was initially compiled in 2023, in a collaboration between the French and Algerian expert endocrinologists who worked in the Kremlin-Bicete Hospital in Paris and the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Hospital in Algiers. The non -rewarded report claimed that Khelif has male characteristics.
Khelif threatened to sue the French journalist who published the report. The boxer has always insisted that she is a woman and her father even produced her birth certificate that said she was born feminine.
