The controversy surrounding Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif has escalated as tennis legend Martina Navratilova has voiced strong objections, based on reports alleging Khelif’s gender as “biologically male.” This revelation, first brought to light in the German tabloid Bild, has reignited public debate over gender and eligibility in women’s sports. Navratilova, known for her…
Imane Khelif is again seizing headlines for the same reason—controversy over her gender. After months of heated debate, the Algerian boxer’s leaked medical report has come to light, alleging that she has the XY chromosome. Her gender sparked controversy at the Olympics, raising questions about her participation. However, she went the distance and clinched the…
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Imane Khelif’s MRI allegedly showed that the Algerian boxer lacked a uterus, had internal testes, and had a ‘micropenis’ resembling an enlarged clitoris. read more Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 in the 66kg women’s boxing category, is once again at the center of a gender-related…
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Topline Former President Donald Trump has used multiple rallies in the last week to blast transgender rights—a persistent 2024 political tactic among Republicans—extending his rhetoric to incorrectly target female Olympians who captured gold in Paris this summer amid an intense gender debate over their eligibility. Trump delivered remarks in Las Vegas on Friday night. (Photo…
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif labeled Elon Musk “cruel” and questioned why the Tesla founder would come at her with such hate when “you don’t even know me.” Khelif had been at the center of a gender controversy during her gold medal run at the Paris Olympics stemming from her being disqualified from the 2023 IBA…
