Posted on 02/06/2026 7:19:27 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The truth about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has finally come out, and it comes directly from Khelif himself. He is, admits the man who won the gold medal in women's welterweight boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, a biological male.
In an interview with a French sports outlet, Khelif confesses to having the SRY gene, which is located on the Y chromosome and is found in biological males. He also reveals that he underwent hormone therapy ahead of the Olympics in an effort to reduce his testosterone levels. "I have taken hormone treatments to lower my testosterone levels for competitions," he said.
In the interview, Khelif confirmed he has the SRY gene carried on a Y chromosome. ‘SRY’ stands for Sex-determining Region of the Y, a gene that initiates typical male sexual development by triggering testes formation.
Khelif also clarified that he was not transgender and pointed to his upbringing as a ‘girl,’ stating: “I am not a trans woman, I am a girl. I was raised as a girl, I grew up as a girl, the people in my village have always known me as a girl.”
"We all have different genetics, different hormone levels. I'm not transgender. My difference is natural. This is who I am. I haven't done anything to change the way nature made me. That's why I'm not afraid," Khelif added.
Algerian Olympic women’s gold medalist Imane Khelif has now confirmed he is male.
With men no longer eligible for Olympic women’s boxing under @RealWorldBoxing rules, Khelif reportedly plans to box professionally in Europe—though he inexplicably says he will still undergo sex screening for the LA 2028 Games in hopes of competing.ICONS and @Reduxx were first to accurately report—before the Paris Games—that Khelif and Yu-Ting were male, a report that has only been further validated over time, culminating in this admission.— ICONS (@icons_women)
Khelif's Olympic run back in the summer of 2024 garnered worldwide headlines after his biological sex was questioned – just look at him – and his female opponents were either forced to withdraw in fear for their safety inside the ring or, for those who decided to go ahead with their matches, be subjected to pummelings at the hands of genetically stronger male.
Here's RedState's Becky Noble reporting on one such Olympic match between the male Khelif and female Italian boxer Angela Carini.
The match itself lasted 46 seconds. Carini took two punches from Khelif and could not go on. Just like that, something she had trained for her entire life was over in a matter of seconds. Carini complained of "severe pain" in her nose, but her other comment is the one the whole world should hear. She stated, "I have never been hit so hard in my life."
Imane Khelif battered and bruised his way to the women's gold medal. It was hard to watch and pure insanity.
🚨BREAKING🚨
Algeria's Imane Khelif has just beat Italy's Angela Carini in the Olympic Women's 66kg Boxing Preliminaries.
Carini forfeited the match in the first round.
Khelif was previously disqualified from a women's boxing championship for having "XY chromosomes." https://t.co/b1BcdCqMtf pic.twitter.com/SgqJU60bTu— REDUXX (@reduxx) August 1, 2024
Khelif is already eyeing the 2028 Summer Olympics, which will take place in Los Angeles, California. "For the next Games, if I have to take a test, I will. I have no problem with that," Khelif said. There could, indeed, be some problems for the boxer as President Trump last year directed the Department of Homeland Security to develop visa policies that would "prevent the entry of male athletes seeking to compete in women’s sports."
Here's Becky Noble again:
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will enact a new policy that will prevent transgender female athletes from competing against biological women. The new policy will also cover athletes with something called differences of sex development (DSD). IOC procedure has been to allow each sport's governing body to make policy decisions regarding transgender athletes. But thankfully, for biological female athletes, the IOC has undergone a leadership change, which has, in turn, prompted the rule change.
No word yet on whether Imane Khelif will have to return that gold medal.
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Selfish jerk
The real jerks are the Olympic Officials who ALLOWED this imposter to participate in women’s boxing.
For that matter, I’m not really into WOMEN’s boxing... Don’t enjoy seeing girls beating each other up. But that’s just me.
How has this type of outrage gone on and on without people rising up so stop it? Long, slow rules complaints and news interviews and all that.
The women should never have allowed all this. They lost medals, awards, accomplishments, scholarships and help to their careers after all they honest sacrifice and work.
Cheated out of it.
Get going and get revenge. Now.
If you have a Y, you’re a guy.
He reminds me of a TV comedy that aired from 1968 to 1969,
titled; “The Ugliest Girl In Town” via ABC.
Starring Peter Kastner as a man who disguises himself as an unattractive woman to get a job at a fashion magazine, and to win the heart of a British actress. Let’s just say it was ‘zany’.
Whatever else you want say about that dude, you’ve got to acknowledge he’s got to have balls to admit what went on.
So, does the little petunia have a swinging dick? I’m guessing yes.
When you use testosterone levels to determine if one is male or female for Olympic games it is already corrupt. It is easy to manipulate hormone levels and such are of no value in determining sex. A quick drop your pants will unless one has had hormone therapy for years be it for male to female or female to male will tell youu quickly. Oddly if a dude will cut off his dick, grow tits by hormone therapy, I would happily give him access to the “Olympics of Weirdos,) It is all total Bull Scat. A very simply blood draw which is easy, painless and with quick results will say if you are xy (male) or xx (female)
Those that resist this simple and accurate tests are pretending to be females and are males. They are stronger, faster, and frauds.
There is a reason that Olympic Weight Lifters are all male. It is simply genetics. There is also a reason they seek out lovely ladies as they do strong virile men. I suspect I have become politically incorrect. I care not.
All the talk seems to be confined to what you can observe in a ‘transgender’ female, actually a male who can sometimes appear to be a female.
But, what about the factors that are unseen? Stamina and strength depend on how well the muscles are oxygenated. Males have a much higher natural hemoglobin level, about 15% higher than females.
Only idiots or bigots would think that males can compete against females and still have a fair competition.
Absolutely! And they are the ones who should face real legal and civil consequences.
F**k you leftists who push this sh*t
He’s admitted to having the SRY gene. He didn’t as far as I know admit to having a Y chromosome. XX males, with the key SRY gene translocated to an X exist. Maybe he is one. Although a glance after dropping adult pants or a at birth is accurate most of the time many things can go wrong at various developmental, chromosomal, genetic or metabolic stages. Some can make assignment by glance hard or even wrong. Some have significant problems beyond what to call the baby so can be sorted out then. But some are sneaky enough no problem would detected, via glancing, for years. Not all can be corrected to what most would deem ‘normal’ for either category. Yet unlike the current trans cultists they also don’t fit the traditional category of ‘nuts.’ They deserve respect rather than mockery. But being fair to them also means being fair to their competition. And not literally killing the competition. Shot put safer than boxing for this case, even if still not truly fair.

Please excuse my French.
Gets off on beating up women. Freak.
It is the Olympic officials who dash and destroy the dreams of biological women that have worked and trained their entire lives.
He’s a PUNK! No two ways about it!
In the “some,” “some,” “not all,” and “maybe” categories you mention, what percentage reach competition level in amateur sports? 1%, .1%, .01%, .001%?
It is simply impossible to make everything “fair to all.” If it’s made “fair” to the vanishingly small percentage of people of — indeterminate, disputable, ambiguous? — sex, it’s going to be unfair to all others, who will lose when they could have won, or be injured by competitors who should not be in competition with them. Isn’t it better to be “unfair” to that very small number of “some?”
If your eyes, your common sense, and advanced medical technology can’t figure out whether a “some” belongs in this or that contest, just exclude them rather than endanger their competitors. It won’t hit them harder than they’ve ever been hit in their life.
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