Imane Khelif, who won Paris Olympics boxing gold amid a gender-eligibility row, has accused the International Boxing Association of making "false and offensive" accusations after it launched legal action against the IOC for allowing her to compete.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Monday it is to take legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the inclusion of Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting at last year's Olympic Games.

ALGIERS – Algerian Olympic champion Imane Khelif has denounced “false and offensive” allegations after the International Boxing Association (IBA) said it will sue the International Olympic Committee over her inclusion at the 2024 Paris Games’ women’s boxing competition.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who was caught in an Olympic gender controversy, vowed to fight back against a boxing organization's lawsuit.

But I have never stayed down,” Khelif said late Tuesday on her Instagram account. The IBA said this week it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the U.S., France and Switzerland.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made headlines last summer when she was allowed to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Fast forward to this February, and she's once again at the center of the sports world.