{"id":7492,"date":"2024-08-09T14:09:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7492"},"modified":"2024-08-09T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T14:09:24","slug":"imane-khelifs-dad-breaks-his-silence-after-olympic-boxers-gender-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7492","title":{"rendered":"Imane Khelif\u2019s dad breaks his silence after Olympic boxer\u2019s gender controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif faced controversy after her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, withdrew from their fight, citing \u201csevere pain.\u201d The incident reignited debates about Khelif\u2019s eligibility, given her previous disqualification due to elevated testosterone levels. Her father, Amar Khelif, has publicly defended her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/horizonpres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/GettyImages-2165116129-768x487-1-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6339\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carini\u2019s withdrawal on August 1 led to Khelif\u2019s automatic win. However, the spotlight returned to Khelif\u2019s gender after her 2023 disqualification from the world championships. Amar Khelif, showing pride in his daughter, stated, \u201cHaving such a daughter is an honor because she is a champion. This document doesn\u2019t lie,\u201d referring to an official document proving her female gender. Carini later apologized, saying, \u201cIf the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8D8uyMczPXw?si=cSoI2wMRhtsUhIWU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite the scrutiny, Khelif urged against bullying athletes, emphasizing its destructive impact. Supported by her father, she remains determined to succeed in the Olympics and bring pride to her country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1623086\" data-uid=\"08f19\">\n<div id=\"mgw1623086_08f19\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif faced controversy after her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, withdrew from their fight, citing \u201csevere pain.\u201d The incident reignited debates about Khelif\u2019s eligibility,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7494,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7492\/revisions\/7494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}