Algerian amateur boxer Imane Khelif does not have any kids, as she has not got married to anyone yet.
Further, as of 2024, there has been no news about her having any husband, relationship or affairs with any man.
Similarly, the 25-year-old Olympian Imane Khelif never mentioned her lack of relationships or her opinions on family planning.
Nous apportons notre soutien à Imane Khelif, victime de harcèlement à travers le monde en raison de sa maladie. 🇩🇿👊 pic.twitter.com/Ui22c732wk
— Actu Foot Maghreb (@actufootmaghreb) August 1, 2024
Some claim it might be because of her rising boxing career, while others say the reason Imane Khelif is not married yet might be due to her confusing gender identity.
Many people on the internet have been accusing her of being a biological man and a transwoman, but there are no proofs to support their statements.
Moreover, even though Imane Khelif is male, she does not have a wife, girlfriend, or kids yet.
Further, as the gender controversy of Imane Khelif rises significantly, some online sources claimed she won’t be able to get pregnant or have kids.
As per their gossip, Imane Khelif might have a Syndrome named Swyer, which prevents her from being pregnant. However, a Twitter user, Diddly, confirmed that the Swyer syndrome does not affect pregnancy.
The gender controversy over Imane Khelif arose after the source confirmed she had an XY chromosome
As a professional boxer, Imane Khelif had to take various tests to confirm whether she was eligible for the competition.
After her health test, many boxing organizations rejected her, claiming she was not eligible to compete with women.
イマネ・ケリフ（Imane Khelif）
— 汚点 (@ODEN_BB) August 1, 2024
トランスジェンダーでなく生まれた時から女性
染色体異常でXY染色体を持っていてテストステロン値が一般女性より高いだけ
そのテストステロン値も基準値以内
そもそも東京オリンピックにも出てるし5位
RTする前にちゃんとそれが事実か確認しましょう
誹謗中傷なら尚更 pic.twitter.com/B9vH6ozRE3
Similarly, on March 24, 2023, the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships New Delhi 2023 disclosed that Imane Khelif had been disqualified, claiming she failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition.
The International Boxing Association (IBM) has confirmed that Imane Khelif’s test results remain a secret to date.
However, in 2023, a Russian news agency clearly confirmed that she has an XY chromosome, as the information received by the IBM president.
However, despite the controversy, she participated in the 2024 Olympics in women’s boxing, initiating gender and power-related controversies.
As per athlete Imane Khelif, she was born female on May 2, 1999, in Tiaret, Algeria.
Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better? The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered. #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/Q5SbKiksXQ
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 1, 2024
The details of Imane Khelif’s parents and family are not available in the media, though she shared that she had a difficult childhood.
Image Khelif revealed that her father did not approve of boxing for girls, but she went against her father’s wishes and started training for boxing by selling scrap metal for recycling.
Additional Information
- Imane Khelif is an Algerian amateur boxer representing Algeria in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
- In the 2024 Olympics, Imane Khelif and Angela Carini’s fight ended after just 46 seconds. Whether from the Olympics or not, Carini claimed she had never felt a punch like the one she got from Khelif.
- After the Olympic incidents, people started questioning Imane Khelif’s gender. However, she always confirmed herself as a female; legally, she is also female as the gender on her passport is Female.
- The International Olympic Committee’s chief spokesman, Mark Adams, stated to the Times that Imane Khelif is not a transgender athlete.
