Christinapple · Today 15:40
I've seen posts here on other related threads (can't remember which ones, the board is half-full of them now) implying Imane "can't be a woman" because she hasn't been seen wearing a hijab (which btw is optional in Algeria, not mandatory), and because after winning gold she was carried on the shoulders of her male trainer (we seem to have some Algerian culture experts on here).
Let's start at the beginning, he's failed two independent "gender" i.e. sex tests, carried out by tow independent clinics, in two independent countries. Both clinics were and are sanctioned by the IOC and approved by the ISO. That much is beyond contention.
We also know that in religiously conservative rural Algeria, the girls mostly stay indoors, Khelif was out by theyself, playing football with the boys.
Women in that society ALWAYS cover their hair, Khelif does not. In such societies, there is no touching between the opposite sexes, in public. Any touching will be from a husband, or father. Khelif's coach patted Khelif on the pectoral area, after a win. He also carried Khelif on his shoulders; are you honestly saying that he'd have touched a woman in the groin, with his neck?
He also rearranged his "lunchbox" in the middle of the ring, after one fight. Women in general don't (need) to do that and I suspect, a Muslim woman would 100% not do any touching in that area, in front of a large crowd.
These cultural observations are simply supporting evidence, complimenting the hard, scientific evidence that we have.
The only logical conclusion is that, not only is he a man and one who acts like a man, but also, everyone connected with him knows perfectly well that he's a man.