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Mark Cuban confronts Donald Trump's claim that Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is transgender

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Imane Khelif of Algeria won her round of 16 welterweight bout against Italian boxer Angela Carini in 46 seconds on Thursday at the Paris 2024 Olympics .

The Algerian boxer has faced mounting attacks on her gender, with people criticizing her for being allowed to fight women in the Olympic ring.

Trump , the GOP presidential nominee, said at a rally in Atlanta on Saturday : "Now all you have to do is look at the boxers. She got hit so hard she didn't know what the hell hit her".

It continued: "The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure — especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years . The IOC is saddened by the abuse that the two athletes are currently receiving." Related Articles Start your unlimited Newsweek trial.