Imane Khelif, a 26-year-old Algerian boxer, became a political weapon at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. Many accused her of being transgender, but the truth is that Khelif overcame her opponents and won the gold medal in -66 kilos. In March 2025, Khelif was removed by World Boxing to carry out gender tests, proving that she was born a woman. Khelif admits himself to be intersexual (he has both feminine and masculine characteristics), but rejects being transgender in an interview with the newspaper L'Equipe. «We all have different genetics, different hormonal levels. I'm not transgender. My difference is natural. I am who I am. I did nothing to change the way nature created me. That's why I'm not afraid. In the next Games, if I have to take a test, I will submit to it», he guaranteed. “I have female hormones. And people don't know this, but I've already reduced my testosterone levels for competitions. I am surrounded by doctors, a doctor is monitoring me and I have undergone hormonal treatments to reduce my testosterone. For the qualifying tournament for the Paris Games, which took place in Dakar, I reduced my testosterone level to zero. And I won the gold medal there», he shot. Imane Khelif considers it “unbelievable” to have been criticized by world-renowned figures such as Donald Trump or Elon Musk. So much so that the criticism affected not only her, but her family. «It was a shock, a real blow, not only for me, but also for my loved ones. My mother, my younger sister and I consulted psychologists for more than a year after the Games», he revealed.