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<p>The father of Algeria boxer Imane Khelif, who has been caught up in a gender row at the Olympic Games, told Reuters on Friday (August 2) that the dispute is &quot;immoral&quot; and &quot;unfair&quot;.</p><p>Imane Khelif, who has been in the spotlight for failing a gender eligibility test at a tournament last year, progressed to the welterweight quarter-finals after Italian opponent Angela Carini abandoned the bout after 46 seconds, complaining of intense pain in her nose.</p><p>At the 2023 World Championships, Khelif was disqualified after failing International Boxing Association eligibility rules that prevent athletes with male XY chromosomes competing in women&#x27;s events.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/2/explaining-the-olympic-boxing-gender-scandal-1928">READ: Explaining the Olympic boxing gender scandal</a></div><p>The International Olympic Committee allowed the Algerian to fight in Paris, fueling a gender debate.</p><p>&quot;The attacks against her are immoral, it is not fair,&quot; said Imane&#x27;s father Amar Khelif. &quot;Imane is a little girl that has loved sport since she was 6 years old.&quot;</p><p>Young women boxers in Imane Khelif&#x27;s home town also backed their star.</p><p>&quot;These critics aim to destabilize her to fail in the ring but she is a champion and she will remain a champion,&quot; said 17-year-old boxer Bouchra Rebihi.</p><p>Khelif will next face Hungarian Luca Anna Hamori in the quarter-finals on Saturday.</p><div><em>(Production: Abdelaziz Boumzar, Thawab Herzallah, Sophie Penney)</em></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The father of Algeria boxer Imane Khelif, who has been caught up in a gender row at the Olympic Games, told Reuters on Friday (August 2) that the dispute is "immoral" and "unfair".</p>

The father of Algeria boxer Imane Khelif, who has been caught up in a gender row at the Olympic Games, told Reuters on Friday (August 2) that the dispute is "immoral" and "unfair".

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Father of boxer caught in Olympics gender row says dispute is 'immoral' and 'unfair'

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Published August 03, 2024 01:15 PM PHT

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