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Imane Khelif announces the Olympic gender test and sharply attacks Donald Trump
Imane Khelif has spoken out about the huge gender controversy at the Olympics. (Photo: Getty Images)
Boxer Imane Khelif has pledged to undergo all necessary testing procedures to compete in the 2028 Olympics, after revealing she had undergone hormone therapy. The Algerian athlete sparked widespread debate in Paris 18 months ago when she secured gold amid ongoing controversy over her gender qualifications.
The IOC confirmed that Khelif had met all entry requirements for the games. With World Boxing currently implementing sexual testing protocols, the 26-year-old has pledged to complete all required tests to guarantee her participation in the upcoming Games in the United States.
Khelif also revealed that she underwent hormone therapy before winning gold in France.
Donald Trump called Khelif a “boxer” who “transformed” and “stole the women’s gold medal” by competing in Paris. The president stood his ground and called Khelif a “man” during a January speech after signing an executive order titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”
In an interview for a French publication TeamKhelif replied: “I have female hormones. People don’t know this, but I took hormone medications to lower my testosterone levels before competitions.
“I am surrounded by doctors, a professor follows me. For the qualifying tournament for the Paris Games, which took place in Dakar, I lowered my testosterone level to zero and won the gold medal.
“If I have to pass the test, I will do it at the next Olympics. I have no problem with that. I have already passed the test.”
“I contacted World Boxing, sent them my medical records, hormonal tests, everything. But I didn’t receive any response. I’m not hiding, I’m not refusing tests.”
Khelif found herself at the center of controversy during her triumph in Paris, and in 2024 she filed a criminal complaint over social media comments that included JK Rowling and Elon Musk. However, French law prevented either of them from facing charges over their comments.
“I’m not trans, I’m a girl,” Khelif repeats. “I was raised as a girl, I grew up as a girl. The people of my village always knew me as a girl.”
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Imane Khelifa (Photo: Getty Images)
The 2028 Olympic Games will be held in Los Angeles and will start on July 14. A significant change in boxing has already been confirmed ahead of the Games.
Last April it was revealed that an additional weight class would be introduced to the women’s competition to match the men’s competition, bringing the total to 14 medal events.
Khelif previously fought in the welterweight division, where she defeated China’s Yang Liu. She has already confirmed that she will change weight categories before the 2028 Games.
She said: “Due to the change in weight classes, I have to fight at 70 kg. In Paris I won at 66 kg, but I don’t think this enhance will be tough for me. I am 1.80 m towering and I am learning with the team how best to adapt to the up-to-date division.”
Khelif stated that she hoped Trump would be the person to award her a gold medal in Los Angeles in two years, and reacted sharply to his comments.
She added: “I respect everyone and I respect Trump because he is the president of the United States. Trump cannot distort the truth. I am not trans, I am a girl. I grew up as a girl, I grew up as a girl, people in my village always knew me as a girl.”
Dillian Whyte is eager to fight Joseph Parker again.
In 2018, Whyte and Parker played 12 invigorating rounds, with both hitting the canvas.
Whyte won his dramatic heavyweight fight by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena.
‘The Body Snatcher’ is now planning a rematch with the Recent Zealander, who is looking to clear his name after testing positive for cocaine following his October defeat to Fabio Wardley.
“There are a lot of good fights and Joseph Parker is one of them,” the 38-year-old said Ring Magazine.
“I would love to fight Joseph Parker, I think it’s a really good fight.
“He has to come back, he has to be cleared or whatever. I don’t know the situation.
“So in the meantime I have to stay busy and fight my way back, so let’s see.
“I feel like I still have a little bit to give, so let’s see what we can do to finish the season on a high.
“I’m training now and I want to come back in May or June.
“Now it’s just a matter of training and seeing what comes out on this kind of date.”
The former world title challenger from Brixton has not fought since a crushing first-round knockout defeat to rising contender Moses Itauma last August in Riyad.
Former world champion Parker won six times on spin before being stopped in the 11th round against Wardley, losing the WBO interim title and a shot at unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 34-year-old says he is going through this process after failing the test and hopes it will be resolved soon.
“Let’s hope so [I’m back] soon,” Parker said Professional boxing fans.
“I’m just going through the process and practicing patience.
“We just have to be patient and learn from what they say happened.
“I know what happened and I handed over everything, so let’s see.”
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Tony Yoka has broken his silence on Lawrence Okolie’s failed test that canceled their scheduled heavyweight fight.
On Saturday in Paris, Yoka was scheduled to face Okolie in a fierce heavyweight fight.
But on Tuesday, the Briton failed a VADA test, reportedly for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
Promoter Frank Warren tried to find a slow replacement, but later canceled the entire show.
Yoka (33) admits that he was bitterly disappointed with the situation.
“I was disappointed because I wanted to fight,” said the 33-year-old talkSPORT.
“Of course I was ready.
“It’s not like it happened a few months before, it was three, four days before the fight.
“It was a great opportunity.
“It would have put me in a really good position, so it really worried me.
“What was more disappointing to me was that they just canceled the entire show, but I understand it’s a business.”
The Frenchman says he won’t wait too long and has been told he will either fight on the card Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May 9 in Manchester or on the bill Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic on May 16 in Doncaster.
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Okolie, the WBC’s number one contender for Oleksandr Usyk’s title, promised in a statement to clear his name.
“Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after last year’s bicep injury, I suffered an elbow injury on the same shoulder during this camp.
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
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“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
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David Benavidez is already looking to the future ahead of next week’s showdown with Zurdo Ramirez.
Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles next Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on DAZN pay-per-view.
“The Mexican Monster” is moving up from lightweight heavyweight, where he holds the WBC crown, in a bid to become a three-division world champion.
An undisputed 175-pound title fight with Dmitry Bivol has so far eluded the undefeated 29-year-old, but he insists he will return to the weight class after the Ramirez fight in an attempt to lure Bivol to fight him.
“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the lightweight heavyweight division,” Benavidez said Ariel Helwani show.
“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.
“My dream is to become unified champion.
“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”
Bivol, the holder of the remaining IBF, WBA and WBO belts, will defend his IBF title against mandatory challenger Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia.
The 35-year-old won the undisputed crown, among others revenge victory over Artur Beterbiev in his last appearance last February.
The Russian gave up the WBC belt, which Benavidez currently holds, in pursuit of a third meeting with Beterbiev, which ultimately did not take place.
Benavidez, who stopped Anthony Yarde in Riyad in November, is also hoping to fight former undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion Beterbiev, who hasn’t fought since his only professional loss to Bivol.
“After this fight [against Bivol] when I win the titles,” he added.
“I’m going to fight Beterbiev.
“I’m probably most excited about Beterbiev.
“These are two monsters heading on a collision course.
“Beterbiev was a bogeyman for a long, long, long time.
“Being the monster I am, I have to go in there and get rid of the bogeyman.”
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