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The Olympic gold medalist, Imane Khelif, was involved in another controversy between the sexes during the weekend after world boxing said that the athlete is unable to compete until a sexual test is finished.
3 wire sports, citing medical documents from chromosomal tests given by the International Boxing Association (IBA) before the 2022 and 2023 world championships, reported that Khelif DNA showed “markers with male karyotypes”.
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The gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the final of women’s boxing of women of 66 kg during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 9, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP via Getty Images)
“Chromosomal analysis reveals a male karyotype. No digital or chromosomal anomaly detected at 450-550 resolution of bands”, a screenshot of the document on 3 reading wired. The test was in an accredited laboratory in New Delhi, called Dr. Lal Pathlabs, before the boxing championships.
PK Press Club Digital has contacted world boxing, the International Olympic Committee (CIO), the Algerian Olympic Committee and Khelif representatives to comment.
Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 championships before a gold medal fight on the problems of eligibility between the sexes. IBA president Umar Kremlev, published a statement to the Russian TASS agency on the reason why Khelif was disqualified.
“Based on DNA tests, we have identified a number of athletes who tried to encourage their colleagues to pretend to be women. According to test results, it was proven that they had XY chromosomes. Such athletes were excluded from the competition,” said Kremev.
The Algerian Olympic Committee said at the time that Khelif had been disqualified for “medical reasons”. The Algerian media reported that Khelif had been disqualified for high levels of testosterone, according to Reuters.
“Some countries did not want Algeria to win a gold medal,” Khelif told Algerian Ennahar TV. “It is a plot and a large conspiracy, and we will not be silent on this subject.”
Khelif was put under the world’s projectors after qualifying for the Olympic Games, the controversy between the sexes being revealed. Khelif defeated Angela Carini during the initial fight during the Paris Olympic Games, but the IOC defended Khelif.
Imane Khelif in Algeria reacts before the match against Anna Luca Hongrie in Hungary during the 66 kg women’s boxing match in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Northern Arena of Paris, in Villepinte on August 3, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP via Getty Images)
“Everyone competes in the women’s category complies with the eligibility rules for the competition,” said IOC spokesperson Mark Adams. “They are women in their passports, and it is said that it is, that they are women.”
Then, the IBA doubled, claiming that Khelif – with Taiwan Lin Yu -Alling – was disqualified from the world championships because of “the result of their inability to meet the criteria of eligibility to participate in female competition, as being set and disputed in the level of IBA regulations. This decision, taken after a metal examination, was extremely important and necessary to hold the integrity of competition. ” “”
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The IBA added that Khelif underwent two tests: one in 2022 and the other in 2023. The IBA said that Khelif had appealed the decision to the court for arbitration of the sport but withdrew during the process, making the “legally binding IBA decision”.
As the controversy increased, Khelif continued to win and finally received a gold medal.
Throughout the controversy, Khelif argued that their sex is a woman. Khelif even filed a complaint against detractors and criticism on social networks.
Before World Boxing made his decision, Khelif planned to participate in the 2028 Olympic Games despite the signing of the decree “No Men in Women’s Sports” by President Donald Trump.
Imane Khelif, right, from Algeria and Luca Anna Hamori from Hungary are fighting. (Sina Schuldt / Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
Khelif told ITV that policies do not apply to the boxer.
“I will give you a simple answer: the American president has made a decision related to transgender policies in America. I am not transgender. It does not concern me, and that does not intimidate me. This is my answer,” Khelif told the point of sale.
“For me, I consider myself a girl, like any other girl. I was born a girl, raised as a girl and I lived all my life as one.”
World Boxing said last week that Khelif was to have a sexual test before being able to compete in sanctioned fights.
“Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category of the Eindhoven Box Cup, June 5-10, 2025 and any world boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with the rules of global boxing and test procedures”, a letter sent by World boxing Reading the Algerian Boxing Federation.
The letter also indicated that world boxing had decided to adopt compulsory sexual tests this month.
“These new eligibility rules have been developed in order to protect athletes in combat sports, in particular given the physical risks associated with Olympic style boxing,” said the letter.
Imane Khelif, right, and Angela Carini react after their fight. (Reuters / Isabel Infants)
World boxing has added to a press release that new policies are “designed only to ensure the health and safety of all global boxing competitions (including Imane Khelif) and are not considered to be pre-judge the result of any test that will be introduced in the new policy on the sex, age and weight”. ” “”
