'I am a woman' - gold-medal winner Khelif hits back at 'fierce campaign against me'

Algeria's Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute, beat China's Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal,

Algeria's Imane Khelif celebrates victory over China's Liu Yang (not pictured) after the Women's 66kg Final at Roland-Garros Stadium. Picture: Friday August 9, 2024.

Algeria's Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made a statement on her womanhood after beating China's Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal, sending her newfound devotees into delirium on Friday.

Khelif, silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships, and Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight as part of a gender dispute in Paris that has dominated headlines and been the subject of much discussion on social media platforms.