Olympic boxer, who was caught in gender controversy, vows to fight boxing org's lawsuit

Imane Khelif, the Olympic golden medalist who was successful the mediate of a sex contention astatine the Paris Games during the summer, vowed to combat backmost against allegations from the International Boxing Association (IBA).

The IBA said earlier successful the week it volition record transgression complaints against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) successful the U.S., France and Switzerland implicit its determination to let Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting to vie successful the Games contempt disqualifications successful its ain tournament. World Boxing is the governing assemblage for the Olympics.

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Both Khelif and Lin won golden medals astatine the Olympics.

"For 8 years, I person fought for my imagination – eyes years of sacrifice, discipline, and perseverance to basal connected the Olympic signifier and correspond my state with pride," the Algerian boxer said successful a connection posted connected Instagram. "I person earned my place, and I volition proceed to basal steadfast successful the look of immoderate challenge.

"For 2 years, I person taken the precocious roadworthy portion my sanction and representation person been used, unauthorized, to further idiosyncratic and governmental agendas done the spreading of and dissemination of baseless lies and misinformation. But soundlessness is nary longer an option.

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"The International Boxing Association (IBA), an enactment that I americium nary longer associated with and which is nary longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee, person again made baseless accusations that are mendacious and offensive, utilizing them to further their agenda. This is simply a substance that concerns not conscionable maine but the broader principles of fairness and owed process successful sport."

The IBA cited President Donald Trump’s enforcement bid connected transgender athletes to warrant the transgression complaints. 

The IOC reiterated again that Khelif and Lin were not transgender.

"The 2 pistillate athletes mentioned by IBA are not transgender athletes," the enactment said Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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