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Imane Khelif is one of Algerias top boxers. Imane has identifed as a female since birth, lived her whole life as a womam, including her sports career. As a Unicefambassador she has been a champion for girls and women in sport for some years. But, after she beat Italy's Angela Carii 46 seconds the internet was flooeded with rumors about her being a man.
Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender at University of Waikato Holly Thorpe joins The Panel to give us an explainer on the situation, plus how & why the rumours spread so fast.
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