But there are doubts
Khelif’s father shows her birth certificate on TV
Following the heated gender debate in Olympic women's boxing, the father of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has now spoken out. "My child is a girl," he clarifies, showing her birth certificate on TV.
"She was brought up as a girl. She is a strong girl. I raised her to work hard and be brave. She has a strong will to work and train," Omar Khelif emphasizes to the French TV channel "BFMTV".
"She is a woman, we have all the proof, including her birth certificate." Which he finally presents.
But there are already initial doubts. The date of issue of the document is being questioned on social media. The accusation is that it was only issued in 2018 - at the start of her boxing career.
"My daughter was stronger"
After Khelif won her first Olympic fight against Italy's Angela Carini by technical knockout after just 46 seconds, a fierce controversy broke out over her right to compete.
"The Italian opponent who fought her simply wasn't able to beat my daughter. Because my daughter was stronger and she was too weak," countered Khelif's father.
Medal already secured
The 25-year-old also prevailed unanimously on points against Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the welterweight quarter-finals on Saturday, despite a warning.
Now she already has a medal in the bag.
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