Khelif has been thrown under the spotlight since her first-round fight with Italian Angela Carini earlier this week
Imane Khelif ’s father has jumped to the defence of his daughter by confirming that the Algerian boxing star was born female in a scathing response to the ongoing Paris Olympics gender row.
And her father has now thrown his weight into the debate by confirming that his daughter was born female. As per Mail Online, Amar Khelif showed an official document dated May 2, 1999, which confirmed that she was born a girl. “I tell her prove them wrong in the ring and I hope that she will honour Algeria and Arabic countries and win the gold medal. She is our role model, and we want to be like her and honour Algeria and Tiaret.”
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