Imane Khelif Quotes Winston Churchill to Protest Being Treated as a Male

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, a biological male competing as a woman, is leaning hard into the “play the victim” strategy.

In May, World Boxing mandated that all fighters needed to undergo mandatory sex testing before entering their respective gendered divisions. That meant that Khelif, until he underwent testing, could not compete in the women’s category affiliated with that organization.

Based.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has followed suit on this matter and announced that it will be taking updated steps to make sure the female category is protected. While its unclear what that will look like, it appears that changes are, in fact, coming.

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This is important because, depending on the IOC requirements, Khelif, a scientifically proven male who reportedly suffers from a disorder of sex development, might not be able to defend his 2024 Olympic gold medal in the welterweight division in the women's category.

Double based.

Of course, this is not making Khelif all that happy. On Monday, he posted a picture of himself on Instagram Stories with the song “I’m Still Here” by Sia playing in the background. In addition, he posted this quote from Winston Churchill in addition to the self-portrait: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”

Um, I’ll take “Cringe” for $2,000, Alex.

I think the biological women who lost opportunities to Khelif should be posting quotes about persevering through nearly insurmountable adversary, as it seems more fitting. After all, they are the ones who faced setbacks after the abject failure of sports organizations to protect them from men. 

There still might be a loophole in the policies that will allow Khelif to compete with women. But those opportunities are rapidly dwindling, and they very soon could be completely gone, dealing a knockout blow to Khelif's career as a "female" boxer.

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