Imane Khelif Responds to Trump’s Transgender Sports Ban, Reaffirms Olympic Goals

The Algerian boxing champion dismisses concerns over the decree, reiterating her focus on competing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

Donald Trump signed a February 2025 decree barring transgender individuals from participating in women's sports, fueling ongoing global debates on fairness and inclusivity.
Imane Khelif, a cisgender Algerian Olympic boxing champion, stated the decree does not affect her and reaffirmed her intent to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Khelif emphasized her lifelong identity as a woman, countering unfounded claims about her gender and dismissing the decree as irrelevant to her career.
Both Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting were excluded from the 2023 World Championships by the Iba after controversial gender tests, a decision later overturned by the IOC as arbitrary.
Trump continues to use the issue of transgender athletes in women's sports as a political talking point, framing it as part of his campaign platform.