PETALING JAYA, Aug 17 — In celebration of her win in Paris 2024 Olympics, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif decided to let her hair down, and delivered a knockout with a stunning makeover. The Instagram account of an Algerian beauty establishment, Beauty Code, uploaded short clip two days ago showing the Olympian with her gloves and her hair swept to the back before a more flowery and feminine switcheroo — complemented with the perfect accessory in her gold medal. A post shared by Beauty code (@beauty.
code.officiel) Liked over 920,000 times, the comments section was flooded with positive comments and praise. Khelif was caught up in a controversy and debate over her eligibility to compete after having been previously disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxingl Association (IBA) due to failing a gender test, reported Mirror UK.
Despite the backlash, she, along with Lin Yu-ting from Chinese Taipei, were allowed to compete in Paris following the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) intervention, before the 25-year-old emerged victorious against China's Yang Liu in the final bout last week. Khelif has not only been a victim of vicious public criticism, but also disparaging comments from high-profile individuals including X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, author JK Rowling, and former president Donald Trump who called her a “man”. She and her lawyer Nabin Boudi, have lodged a formal complaint with French officials, calling out both Musk and Trump.
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