Imane Khelif ‘deeply affected mentally’ by ‘campaign’ of criticism #imanekhelif #sports #boxing

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics amid a bitter gender eligibility row.

In an exclusive interview with ITV News, she’s revealed she was "deeply affected mentally" by a "campaign" of criticism in Paris, which left her mother in Algeria needing hospital care.

Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijxtmzF5IYo

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