Imane Khelif, an Algerian boxer who won a gold medal this year at the 2024 Olympic Games, is on the new cover of Arabic Vogue. Khelif was the subject of a barrage of hate and disinformation during the Paris Games, with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Harry Potter author JK Rowling just two of those who questioned her victory – and her identity. Allegations questioning her gender were refuted by the International Olympic Committee, which called the controversy “unacceptable hate speech.” Khelif called the ordeal a “very difficult experience” in her interview with the fashion magazine. “Despite winning the gold medal, that one event felt like a lifetime,” she said. “I was able to overcome it all because of my faith in God, in myself and my dream. Without such challenges I would never have become a champion.” Khelif, who Vogue Arabia described her as someone who “redefined Arab beauty. She posed for her photo shoot in structured suits and sassy tailored pieces. She also talked about her childhood and boxing career, saying she always comes back to one phrase: “In suffering, champions are born.”

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