Imane Khelif hits back at Donald Trump and targets Olympic gold defence in LA

- Algerian tells ITV News she plans to defend Paris title
- Khelif says Trump comments ‘do not intimidate me’
Imane Khelif has said she is looking forward to defending her Olympic title in Los Angeles, and will not be intimidated by the United States president, Donald Trump.
The 25-year-old Algerian boxer, who won gold amid controversy and huge media attention at the Paris Olympics last year, has signalled her intention to repeat the feat in 2028 and hit back after Trump wrongly claimed she was transgender in August.
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