Algerian female boxer Imane Khelif, 25, who was at the center of a gender controversy after her Italian rival backed out of a fight at the 2024 Paris Olympics 46 seconds in, has resurfaced to show off a soft, effeminate version of herself.

Khelif previously faced backlash and even disqualification from the World Championships in 2023, following an International Boxing Association (IBA) test that allegedly found she had the XY chromosome combination (typically found in men), rather than the female XX.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) defended her after accusing the IBA of double standards. But the thrashing that reduced 26-year-old Angela Carini to tears in 2024, and her claims that she feared for her life, did little for the public’s view of the organization or Khelif.

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