Claim: The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has “revoked” Imane Khelif’s gold medal after confirming that she “is male” and that the Olympic boxing athlete now “faces a lifetime ban”. Fact: The boxing body has made no such announcement, it confirmed in a statement. Furthermore, Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman. On 11 October 2024, Threads […]
Claim: Olympic athlete Imane Khelif of Algeria is transgender and a “biological male”. Fact: There is no evidence of Imane Khelif being transgender nor does she identify as intersex. She is cisgender, as her gender identity is consistent with the sex she was assigned at birth, as was proved by a certificate shown to the […]