HEADLINE: Inside the tough childhood of ‘biologically male’ boxer Imane Khelif whose 46-second demolition of female rival sparked fury: How she sold bread on the street for cash and was told the sport was ‘only for men’ but wanted to ‘show what a brave woman I am’ by Arthur Parashar
- Olympic women’s boxer Imane Khelif, who triggered an international gender row by demolishing her opponent in 46 seconds yesterday, has spoken of her ‘bravery’ at overcoming a life of adversity to reach the top of her sport.
- The ‘biologically male’ athlete told how she rose from selling bread on the streets of her Algerian village to become a sporting hero – after a coach turned her to the sport due to her ‘physical qualities’.
- XY = male
- XX = female
- Khelif’s participation in the event has been a source of controversy after she was disqualified from the Women’s World Boxing Championships last year.
- The Olympics website noted that Khelif had been disqualified hours before a gold medal bout against China’s Yang Liu in New Delhi after her elevated levels of testosterone failed to meet the eligibility criteria.
- You can manipulate testosterone can you not?
- Chromosomes don’t match the plumbing in other words.
- It is now legal in international circle
- It is estimated that up to 1.7 % of the population are born with intersex traits. Intersex people may have any gender identity or sexual orientation.
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