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Olympic Boxing Controversy Rages on Ahead of Imane Khelif’s Next Bout: ‘We Will Not Take Part in a Politically Motivated Cultural War’


The Olympics' eligibility controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is still swirling before her next bout with Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori.

The Olympics ‘ gender eligibility controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is still swirling days after winning over Italy’s Angela Carini in a bout that lasted less than a minute. And this is the clear definition of a woman,” said Bach, a German lawyer, former foil fencer and Olympic gold medalist. And allow me to say that what is going on in this context in the social media with all this hate speech with this aggression and abuse, and fueled by this agenda is totally unacceptable,” Bach added.

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