IMANE KHELIF boxing is targeting the second Olympic gold in La 2028 Games | Boxing news

The Algerian gold medal says that she does not have anything to hide “and pledge to defend her title in the 2028 summer games in the United States.

September, from beat Gold in the Olympics in Paris, amid a row of gender, opposes the defense of its title at the Los Angeles 2028 games and says it will not scare it by US President Donald Trump.

“I will give you a direct answer, I am not a transgender,” Khalif told ITV in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.

“This does not matter to me, and does not scare me.”

Trump Fell An executive thing that the sexually transformed women prohibit female sports in the United States last month, and Khalif called a “male boxer” in his speech after his signing.

under to request It was signed in February, and the funding of the federal government will be rejected for educational institutes that allow girls and women transformed to participate in female sports and the use of female tank rooms.

Trump also said that he would push the International Olympic Committee, which left the issue of the people in sports to participate in the international ruling bodies, to support gender -based participation openly before the 2028 summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

The US President said: “We want them to change everything related to the Olympics and to have a relationship with this very funny topic.”

The Executive Council of the International Olympic Committee recommended the inclusion of boxing in the 2028 games on Monday and said it dreamed of keeping its title in California.

Khalif said in the interview: “The second gold medal, of course.

“I think if the old faith is working 50 percent of its potential, then today is more excited and firm.”

Khelif was excluded by the International Boxing Association in the 2023 World Championship after testing that the body said it was not eligible to fight as sex on the basis of sex.

IBA has lost its Olympic recognition on governance issues, and the International Olympic Committee led to the purification of Khelif to compete in Paris, and defended his position after severe criticism.

A competition for IBA, World Booking, was granted a temporary recognition as the International Ruling Authority for Sports last month.

The recommendation still requires final approval by the International Olympic Committee at its session in Greece, and the outgoing president, Thomas Bach, said that he is confident that the session will agree to it.

“At this point, I can say that IBA is something of the past,” said Khalif. “As we say in Algeria, those who have nothing to hide it should not have.”

The discussion on the inclusion of athletes and athletes transformed sexually with differences in sexual development (DSD) in women’s sport was a major issue in the presidential race in the International Olympic Committee, where the elections were identified on Thursday.

Khalif said: “I hope that the next president of IOC will lead the true sporting spirit, remain committed to the Olympic principles, and supports the values ​​of clean play.”