Imane Khelif, the Algerian snared in political controversy, will box for Olympic gold
A boxing federation claims Khelif failed two unspecified gender tests, but Olympic officials say those tests were illegitimate. The gold medal match will be held Friday.
![Imane Khelif of Algeria (blue) punches Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand during the Women](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3968x2512+0+0/resize/3968x2512!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcb%2Ff9%2Ffab2c04c4bc3a075b7221202c880%2Fgettyimages-2165595086.jpg)
A boxing federation claims Khelif failed two unspecified gender tests, but Olympic officials say those tests were illegitimate. The gold medal match will be held Friday.
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