Piers Morgan sparks rage with brutal swipe at Imane Khelif’s Olympic triumph

Piers Morgan took to social media with fury as he threw a brutal jab at Imane Khelif following her Olympic gold triumph.

The Algerian native has been one of two boxers at the centre of a gender eligibility row this year.

Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from last year’s World Boxing Championships after failing the controversial gender eligibility test.

However, Khelif did not let this overshadow her match against China’s reigning champion Liu Yang in the Paris Olympics, as she dominated with a unanimous 5-0 win to claim the women's 66kg title.

Despite the remarkable victory, Morgan weighed in on the ongoing saga with a savage dig on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The broadcaster wrote: “BREAKING: A biological male just won an Olympic gold medal in a women’s boxing competition.

“Congrats to everyone who supported this travesty.”

By declaring Khelif a “biological male”, Piers sparked backlash from furious fans.

Taking to the comments, @_muhammadzain1 hit back: “She's a woman, if she was trans she'd be in prison as it is against the law in her country.”

@marfani1987 slammed: “Shame on you. Instead of supporting and congratulating, you are taunting Imane Khelif.”

Morgan responded to the criticism and posted: ”Imane was banned from the World Championships after testing positive for male XY chromosomes. She didn’t appeal it.

“If she’s a biological woman, she should take another test now and prove it. Spoiler alert: she won’t.”

Khelif’s victory comes nine days after she won her first-round bout over Italy’s Angela Carini in just 46 seconds, sparking a global outcry.

Following her victory, Khelif shut down naysayers and declared: “I am fully qualified. I am a woman like any other woman. I was born a woman, I lived as a woman, I competed as woman - there is no doubt.

“There are enemies of success of course. That gives my success a special taste.”