Khelif is scheduled to fight in a women's welterweight quarter-final on Saturday after Italy's Angela Carini abandoned her bout against the Algerian after 46 seconds
Amy Broadhurst has urged people to stop "bullying" Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has been at the centre of a controversial Olympic storm this week.
The International Olympic Committee , which is administering the boxing event in Paris after stripping the IBA of recognition as the sport’s global federation last year, issued a statement on Thursday confirming that as with previous Games, the gender of athletes was based on their passports. Speaking on Friday, IOC spokesman Mark Adams described the issue as a “minefield”, saying: “There still is neither scientific nor political consensus on this issue.
And Broadhurst, who defeated Khelif in at the World Championships in 2022, posted the following message on Instagram: "This is the last I’m going to speak on this situation because it’s a crazy situation!
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