‘I don’t care what anyone is saying’ – Imane Khelif sidesteps gender row

Imane Khelif, right, has dismissed the gender row after reaching the women’s welterweight final (Peter Byrne/PA)

Imane Khelif says she “doesn’t care” about the controversy swirling over her inclusion in the women’s 66kg boxing category at the Paris Olympics after storming into the gold medal match with a unanimous points win over Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand.

Hundreds of flag-waving Algerian supporters turned the normally genteel surroundings of Phillippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros into a cauldron of noise in support of Khelif, who is at the centre of a gender eligibility row.