Algerian Olympic boxing champion Iman Khelif will be the flag bearer for his national team at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
On Friday, Khelif, who failed the gender test, beat China’s Yang Liu in the 66kg boxing final at the Olympics.
In addition to Khelif, 25, Algeria’s flag bearer will be track and field athlete Djamel Sejati, bronze medallist in the 800m at the Paris Games on Saturday.
Another athlete who failed the gender test, Lin Yuting, representing the Chinese Taipei boxing team, also became her team’s flag bearer. On Saturday, in the final match in the 57kg category, Lin Yuting defeated Poland’s Julia Szeremeta by unanimous decision.
In 2023, the International Boxing Association (IBA) suspended Lin Yuting and Khelif from the World Championships in India for failing to meet eligibility criteria. Following gender testing, the athletes were found to have XY chromosomes. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed them to compete in women’s competitions in 2024, and the organization’s head, Thomas Bach, called for an end to discussions about athletes who failed the gender test.
The Paris Summer Olympics will end on August 11.
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