Algerian male boxer Imane Khelif has warned that he plans to fight against women during the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and insists that he won’t let President Donald Trump “intimidate” him.
In a message to Trump, Khelif said Trump’s executive order banning male athletes from female sports “does not concern me.”
Trump’s “decision related to transgender policies in America… does not intimidate me,” he warned.
Khelif claims that Trump’s order does not apply to him because “I am not transgender.”
The boxer claims that he’s female, despite DNA tests proving that he’s male.
Khelif has become a controversial figure after violently beating women in boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
He was allowed to compete against women based on his “gender identity,” despite multiple groups concluding that he’s male.
The International Boxing Association and the World Boxing Organization determined Khelif to be a man.
A team of endocrinologists also reportedly revealed a pelvic MRI of Khelif that showed the “absence of a uterus” and the presence of “gonads in inguinal canals,” meaning testicles in the abdomen.
During a recent interview, Khelif continued to deny these allegations.
He continues to claim that he’s a woman and not a transgender.
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