'Now on the biggest and most important sporting event...'- Andrey Rublev on Iman Khelif Olympics controversy

There have been some major controversies that have been going on in the Paris Olympics 2024 and we have seen some many players and rules which were not supported by the athletes as well. One of the biggest controversies was when Algerian boxer Iman Khelif who was a boxer fighting in females boxing event but was a biologicaly still a male. This has been a controversy that had a lot of sporting icons debating over this issue.

There are even some tennis professionals like Nick Kygios who has spoken on this topic as well regarding the Algerian boxer and was completely against this decision of allowing Khelif to box in the event which led to an Italian boxer to forfeit the match in just 46 seconds. The words from the former Wimbledon finalist though were slightly harsh, but still made an important point regarding the issue.

Rublev joins the debate

If you thought Nick Kyrgios was the only Tennis star to give his views on this topic, you are mistaken as top 10 ranked player Andrey Rublev has also spoken on this issue saying " now on the biggest and most important sporting event - the Olympic Games - we see a man who identifies himself as a woman is hitting woman (saying it’s equal rights boxing) and no one is stopping this”. This was the statement shared on social media by the Russian player which has gone viral as well.

😮 Andrey Rublev hits out at Imane Khelif’s fight vs Angela Carina at the Olympics:



“And now on the biggest and most important sporting event - the Olympic Games - we see a man who identifies

himself as a woman is hitting

woman (saying it’s equal rights

boxing) and no one is… pic.twitter.com/xpc5E3GVJz

— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) August 1, 2024

The words from Rublev also prove a point that no one is happy with the decision to let Iman Khelif perform in the event at all. Rublev also shared his concern for Italian boxer Angela Carini who he felt bad for as she has also worked hard to get to a global event like the Olympics.