# @thewrap on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C-d3l0Hyfzr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22237128-thewrap-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-08-09T22:55:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Wrap (@thewrap) — https://gondola.cc/thewrap

## Caption

#ImaneKhelif won an Olympic gold medal for her weight class in women’s boxing after a Games full of accusations around her gender.

The Algerian boxer defeated China’s #YangLiu in a unanimous decision Friday. The gold medal victory came after over a week of critics attacking Khelif’s gender.

The controversy began after Khelif defeated Italian boxer #AngelaCarini in less than a minute in the opening round. It re-sparked a debate on whether Khelif should have been allowed to compete after she failed an unspecified gender eligibility test from the now-banned International Boxing Association, despite being born and always living and identifying as a woman.

Speculation circulated around whether she may have a higher than normal level of testosterone or be a woman with both an X and Y chromosome. The attacks and accusations continued into the quarterfinal match where Khelif handily defeated Hungary’s Anna #LucaHamori. That victory came only hours after Hamori posted – and quickly deleted – an image on her Instagram of a female boxer facing down a horned monster.

As for the #Olympics Committee themselves, they’ve defended both Khelif and Taiwan’s #LinYuting.

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## Tags

lucahamori, linyuting, imanekhelif, olympics, angelacarini, yangliu

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