A female boxer whose gender identity has recently been questioned won her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Imane Khelif of Algeria defeated Angela Carini of Italy after Carini quit 46 seconds into the match.
“Full support for our champion Imane Khelif, who is suffering a wave of unjustified hatred,” he wrote on X.
Abderrahmane Hammad, Algeria’s minister of youth and sports, addressed concerns over Khelif’s gender identity Wednesday.
“I strongly condemn the baseless attacks on our athlete, Imane Khelif, by certain foreign outlets,” he wrote on X.
Persons:
Imane, Angela Carini of, Carini, Lin Yu, ” Carini, it’s, ”, we’re, Giorgia Meloni, Donald Trump, Sen, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, ” Trump, Khelif’s, “ Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Elon Musk, Kamala, ” Musk, Trump, Khelif, Ismaël Bennacer, Imane Khelif, ” Khelif, Thursday’s, “, Taiwan's Lin, Abderrahmane Hammad, Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori
Organizations:
Paris, Tokyo Olympics, Italian, Olympic, South Dakota Gov, Billionaire, Algerian national team, Olympic Games, International Olympic, International Boxing Association, IOC, IBA, Algerian Olympic, Sports, Sports Committee
Locations:
Algeria, Angela Carini of Italy, Taiwan, New Delhi, “, Khelif, Saturday’s
![Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Matt-Lavietes-Byline-Jm.Jpg](/find/mix/0?q="Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Matt-Lavietes-Byline-Jm.Jpg"){kind=link}