Imane Khelif denies claims she has been banned from boxing and stripped of gold medal

Olympic prima Imane Khelif has not been stripped of her golden medal oregon been banned from boxing, contempt inaccurate claims made online.

Khelif, 25, won golden for Algeria astatine the Paris Olympics this summer successful the women’s welterweight category.

While she was cleared to vie successful the French superior by the International Olympic Committee, her triumphs were nether changeless scrutiny aft she was disqualified from past year’s Women’s World Championships for allegedly failing International Boxing Association (IBA) gender eligibility rules.

An unsubstantiated Facebook station claimed connected Thursday: ‘THE END FOR THE OLYMPIC LIAR’– Imane Khelif Stripped Of Gold Medal And Banned For Life After WBO Confirms Male Gender Identity’.

Those comments person been emphatically dismissed arsenic fake quality by each parties.

A spokesperson for the IOC told Reuters: There is perfectly nary information successful these claims.’

The WBO [World Boxing Organisation] person denied investigating Khelif successful immoderate mode oregon having immoderate connection with her whatsoever, wishing her bully luck successful the adjacent stages of her career.

‘The World Boxing Organisation has informed that it had not tested, nor had it banned pistillate boxer Imane Khelif, who won a golden medal during the boxing tourney of the 2024 Olympics successful Paris, France,’ a connection said.

‘The study claiming that the WBO had banned Khelif are evidently false. We person had nary connection with Khelif. We congratulate her and privation her luck successful each her aboriginal endeavours.’

WBO ineligible counsel Gustavo Olivieri Esq. added: ‘Any study stating different is evidently fake and ill-intentioned. She worked hard to gain that medal.’

Khelif’s boxing coach, Mohamed Chaoua, has besides confirmed the claims are false.

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