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Imane Khelif, the boxer at the center of the genre Olympic controversy, jumps a boxing tournament in the Netherlands after world boxing has announced compulsory sex tests for all athletes.
The Algerian boxer, who won gold at the Paris Games last summer in the midst of a meticulous examination of his eligibility, did not register in time for the event before the requests were closed on Thursday.
Khelif intended to return to international competition at the Eindhoven hotel tournament before World Boxing announced its new sexual test policy last Friday.
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The gold medalist Imane Khelif in Algeria poses during the medal ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games on August 9, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP via Getty Images)
The mayor of Eindhoven, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, criticized the decision of World Boxing.
“As far as we are concerned, all athletes are welcome to Eindhoven. The exclusion of athletes based on controversial” gender tests “certainly does not correspond to this,” wrote Dijsselbloem in a letter addressed to the Dutch boxing federation and the International Boxing Federation. “We express our disapproval of this decision today and call on the organization to admit that Imane Khelif after all.”
3 wire sportsCiting medical documents from the 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”. The International Olympic Committee (CIO) has decomposed the IBAs in the midst of concerns concerning the governance of the organization, financial dependence on the Russian state company Gazprom and the integrity of the fighting.
“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, according to 3 Wire Sports.
Imane Khelif of Algeria is seen before the fight against Angela Carini of Italy. (Reuters / Isabel Infants)
PK Press Club Digital contacted world boxing, the Algerian Olympic Committee and Khelif representatives to comment.
The IOC published a statement to PK Press Club Digital Tuesday morning.
“The IOC has always indicated that the eligibility criteria are the responsibility of the respective international federation,” said the IOC. “The factors that matter for sports are specific to each sport, discipline and / or event. We expect all the details of how sexual tests will be implemented safely, fair and legally enforceable.”
Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 championships before a gold medal fight on the problems of eligibility between the sexes.
The boxer was put under the world’s projectors after qualifying for the Olympic Games, the controversy between the sexes that was revealed. Khelif defeated Angela Carini during the initial fight during the Paris Olympic Games, and the IOC defended Khelif. As the controversy increased, Khelif continued to win and finally received a gold medal.
But IBA has doubled, claiming that Khelif – as well as Taiwan’s Yu -Alling linen – were disqualified from the world championships because of “the result of their inability to meet the eligibility criteria to participate in female competition, as being established and disputed in the level of IBA regulations. This decision, taken after a meticulous review, was extremely important and necessary to maintain the level of honesty and the greatest integrity. “
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”.
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 president Donald TrumpThe executive decree “No Men in Women’s Sports” – The 2028 games take place in Los Angeles.
Khelif said itv that policies do not apply to the boxer.
Imane Khelif of Algeria and Angela Carini of Italy after their fight. (Reuters / Isabel Infants)
“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 said to the exit.
“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.”
