Algerian boxer and Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Wednesday denied claims made by her former supervisor that she was placing her profession on maintain.
Khelif was on the centre of a gender row on the Paris Video games the place she gained gold within the ladies’s 66kg class.
“I want to make it clear to the general public that the experiences of my retirement from boxing are false,” the 26-year-old Khelif wrote on her Fb web page.
She accused her former supervisor, Nasser Yesfah, of “betraying (her) belief and (her) nation along with his false and malicious statements”.
“This individual now not represents me in any manner,” she mentioned.
“I’ve by no means introduced my retirement from boxing. I stay dedicated to my sporting profession, I prepare usually and I keep my bodily situation between Algeria and Qatar in preparation for upcoming occasions.”
French newspaper Good Matin earlier on Wednesday cited quotes from her former supervisor saying that she had hung up her gloves, with out specifying whether or not it was for good.
The world boxing championships are resulting from happen in Liverpool from September 4-14. The deadline to enter the occasion is Monday.
AFP
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