Algeria boxer Imane Khelif, who found herself in the middle of a bitter divide about gender in sports during the Paris Olympics, has denounced 바카라false and offensive바카라 accusations from the International Boxing Association. (More Sports News)
바카라I have been knocked down more times than I can count. But I have never stayed down,바카라 Khelif said late Tuesday on her Instagram account.
The IBA said this week it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the U.S., France and Switzerland. The Swiss-based IOC allowing female boxers Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete and win gold medals in Paris last year 바카라may serve as grounds for criminal prosecution,바카라 the IBA claimed.
Khelif responded by saying she 바카라will take all necessary legal steps to ensure that my rights and the principles of fair competition are upheld."
"Those responsible of these actions must be held accountable, and we will pursue all available legal avenues to ensure that justice prevails," she added.
The Russian-led IBA has been banished from the Olympics but it cited an executive order on transgender athletes by United States President Donald Trump to justify the criminal complaints.
Khelif said the IBA has 바카라again made baseless accusations that are false and offensive, using them to further their agenda. This is a matter that concerns not just me but the broader principles of fairness and due process in sport.바카라
The IOC has consistently said the boxers from Algeria and Taiwan, who were assigned female at birth and identify as women, complied with all the rules for the Olympic tournament. Both also competed in Tokyo in 2021 and did not win medals.
Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the 2023 world championships run by the IBA, which said they failed eligibility tests.
바카라The two female athletes mentioned by IBA are not transgender athletes,바카라 the IOC reiterated on Monday.
Khelif advanced through the Olympic Games amid international scrutiny and uninformed speculation about her sex. Despite being born and raised as a woman, she found herself at the center of Western debates about gender, sex and sports after failing unspecified eligibility tests for women's competition from the IBA in 2023.
바카라I have seen adversity before,바카라 Khelif said. 바카라I have fought through every setback, every false accusation, every attempt to erase me. And I have won. Each obstacle has only strengthened my resolve. I will continue to compete with honor and integrity.바카라
