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 Algerian boxer who found herself in the middle of a bitter divide about gender in sports during the Paris Olympics has denounced “false and offensive” accusations from the International Boxing Association.

International Boxing Association has launched actions in Switzerland, France and the US and is encouraging boxers to sue Thomas Bach