Imane Khelif, the Algerian gold medalist in boxing, expressed her determination to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. amid allegations regarding her gender eligibility. She categorically stated in an interview that she is not transgender, dismissing intimidation from recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has enacted policies impacting transgender women's participation in sports. Khelif's resolve is clear as she prepares for the future, aiming to win a second gold medal, while Trump's administration seeks to influence the International Olympic Committee on transgender participation rules.
I will give you a straightforward answer, I am not transgender. This does not concern me, and it does not intimidate me. I will defend my title.
In America, Los Angeles I [will] defend with everything this gold medal, Khelif said in the interview. I believe that if the old Imane operated at 50 percent of her potential, then the Imane Khelif of today is even more motivated and determined.
The US president said he would push the International Olympic Committee to explicitly endorse gender-based participation before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women from female sports in the United States last month, denying federal funding to educational institutes that allow trans girls and women to participate.
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