Boxing champion Khelif targets 2nd Olympic gold in LA
March 20, 2025 00:00:00
Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender-eligibility row, is determined to defend her title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games and says she will not be intimidated by U.S. President Donald Trump, reports Reuters.
Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from female sports in the United States last month and called Khelif "a male boxer" in his speech after signing the order.
"I will give
you a straightforward answer, I am not transgender," she told ITV in an interview.
"This does
not concern me, and it does not intimidate me."