Emin Khalif has gone for gold,
beating China's Yang Liu for the welterweight boxing title.
In spite of the controversy that has overshadowed boxing events
in Paris,
I am a woman like any woman.
I was born a woman and I have lived as
a woman.
But there are enemies to success and they can't digest
my success.
Early on in the Games,
news emerged that the Algerian athlete allegedly failed a gender
eligibility test in 2023 due to certain chromosomes,
a test result that the International Olympic Committee disregards.
Khalif was disqualified from last year's World Championships by the
International Boxing Association.
The Olympic Committee's decision to allow those who failed the
test to compete in the women's division sparked debate amidst
heightened scrutiny around women's sport and transgender athletes.
The the tests themselves, the process of the tests,
the ad hoc nature of the tests are not legitimate.
And you'll also expect me to tell you that I'm
not going to discuss the individual intimate details of athletes
in public,
which I think is pretty disgraceful for those who have
who have leaked that material.
Frankly, to be put in that position must be awful.
Women must be allowed to take part in in women's
competitions.
And the two are women.
In the face of a fierce gender debate both on
and offline,
immense case has led to a surge of support at
home in Algeria,
from the country's president to aspiring athletes from her hometown.
Man is a woman, she was born a girl,
lived as a girl and boxes like a woman.
Criticism and attacks don't affect her.
We say to her continue your career and pursue your
dream which is to win the gold medal and 1st
place.
A dream which has now become reality.