Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif shows off a dramatic new feminine makeover after winning gold in Paris, where her failed gender tests sparked a huge row
Imane Khelif had been the subject of debate throughout the Paris Olympics
She won gold in the women's 66kg boxing competition at Roland Garros
Khelif named Elon Musk and JK Rowling in a lawsuit after her Olympic triumph
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-13747249/Olympic-champion-boxer-Imane-Khelif-gold-Paris.html
Imane Khelif had been the subject of debate throughout the Paris Olympics
She won gold in the women's 66kg boxing competition at Roland Garros
Khelif named Elon Musk and JK Rowling in a lawsuit after her Olympic triumph
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-13747249/Olympic-champion-boxer-Imane-Khelif-gold-Paris.html
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00:00But immediately after there was a big uproar from big politicians in the world, big athletes in the world, and even artists and stars
00:15The former president of the United States, the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, they talked about you
00:20They talked about Elon Musk, Trump, this thing affected me, I'm not lying to you, it affected me
00:29It affected you
00:30It affected me a lot, a lot
00:37I can't describe to you the amount of fear, I was afraid, I said, why did Iman Khalif insist on this thing?
00:46Why did a campaign from all over the world, from big politicians, I was afraid, but thank God, I was able to overcome this stage
00:56Thanks to the special mental doctors who were helping me, I was able to overcome this stage
01:04And what can I say about this stage, it was not enough, it was a stage with a very difficult taste, I wasn't expecting it
01:12The scenario was amazing, very amazing, thank God that all the Algerians and the Arab world knew Iman Khalif, her femininity, her courage, her will
01:28For example, we are talking about the former president of the United States, who is in an election campaign now, and he has been inciting this term and this topic, as well as Elon Musk
01:39What do you expect from these people?
01:41Honestly, I don't like to get into politics in sport, but they got into politics in sport
01:47Sport is sport, and politics is politics, everyone knows it
01:54These politicians who are oppressing me, they don't have the right to tell me that I am transgender
02:01This is a big shame for my family, and the honor of my family, and the honor of Algeria, and the women of Algeria, and especially the Arab world
02:11The whole world knows that I am a Muslim woman
02:14I want to apologize to them, I want to apologize, of course, I will apologize
02:21And I am not apologizing to God, I am addressing my message that I am a woman, and I remain a woman, and my honor is above everything
02:31Thank you for watching!