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.

Imane Khelif has pledged to continue fighting in the women’s category despite a decision by the International Boxing Association to file criminal complaints over the Algerian’s participation in last summer’s Paris Olympics.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has said she is ready to "take all the necessary legal steps" after the latest move from the International Boxing Federation (IBA) in a gender dispute that has been going on since last year's Paris Olympics.