Imane Khelif has reiterated that her main sporting goal remains to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The 26-year-old Algerian boxer was crowned champion in Paris in the 66kg category and, ahead of the US event, she will move up to the new 70kg weight class.
The boxer revealed in an interview with the French newspaper L’Equipe that she has already undergone treatment to reduce her testosterone before the Paris Games and that she will comply with the regulations of World Boxing, the new governing body of boxing, which has introduced sex identification tests. World Boxing has come to replace the former International Boxing Association (IBA), which did not approve Imane to compete in two world championships, claiming that they had reports confirming that the Algerian had XY chromosomes, reports that she said were “modified”.
I have female hormones. And people don’t know it, but I did hormone treatments to lower my testosterone level for competitions
Khelif reiterated in L’Equipe: “I have female hormones. And people don’t know it, but I did hormonal treatments to lower my testosterone level for competitions”. In this regard, Imane offers more details: “For the qualifying tournament for the Paris Games, which was being held in Dakar, I lowered my testosterone level to zero and won the gold medal”.
For the next Games, if I have to take a test, I will
Now she confirms: “For the next Games, if I have to take a test, I will do it. I have no problem with that, I already did this test. I communicated with World Boxing, I sent them my medical history, my hormonal tests, everything.”
There are those who use the word ‘trans’ to damage Khelif’s image, although she wanted to clarify something. She confirmed in the interview that she possesses the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, an indicator of masculinity: “Yes, and it’s natural”.
I respect Trump because he is the president of the United States, but he cannot twist the truth. I’m not trans, I’m a girl
She is also asked about those notorious personalities who have publicly criticized her, such as Donald Trump, Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling. “I respect everyone, and I respect Trump because he is the president of the United States. But he can’t misrepresent the truth. I’m not trans, I’m a girl. I was raised as a girl, I grew up as a girl, the people in my village always knew me as a girl,” Khelif emphasized.
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