In the early morning of August 7, the semifinals of the women's 66kg boxing at the Paris Olympics were held. Algeria's Iman · Khalif, who has been controversial at the Olympics, defeated Thailand's Suvarnabhum 5-0 by unanimous decision to reach the final, where she will compete with China's Yang Liu for the final title.
Iman · Khalif were controversial at the Paris Olympics, and after only 46 seconds of playing against Italy athlete Kalini, Carini cried and refused to shake Khalif's hand after being ruled guilty, calling it "unfair" to allow Khalif to participate in the Olympics because she is a transgender athlete.
Transgender athletes competing in the Olympics quickly became a source of controversy. In 2023, the International Boxing Association has said that the test on Khalif proved that she has the XY chromosome, so she was banned by the International Boxing Association. Khalif appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but later withdrew his appeal.
Due to the conflict between the IOC and the International Boxing Association, the latter was banned from organizing boxing events at the Paris Olympics and was managed by the IOC Boxing Organization. The IOC and the International Boxing Association use different rules and standards, so Khalif qualified for the Olympics.
Regarding the gender controversy in Khalif, the IOC made a special statement. The IOC said Khalif was born a woman, registered as a woman and has always lived as a woman. The IOC condemned the criticism of Khalif as "very immoral statement" and reiterated that Khalif could continue to qualify.
Khalif, who participated in the controversy, made it all the way to the final. Khalif, who had advanced to the final, roared and celebrated on the field, venting his resentment and dissatisfaction. She will face China's Yang Liu for the title in the final, which will be played at 4:51 a.m. Beijing time on August 10.