Olympic boxer Imane Khelif's leaked lab results offer new evidence about her biological sex
Newly leaked test results prove that Olympic boxer Imane Khelif does have male chromosomes — after the International Olympic Committee dismissed the claims as 'not legitimate' and let her compete in the Paris 2024 Games.
Khelif – a 26-year-old who has long maintained she is female — was found to have male XY chromosomes in a 2023 test carried out by an accredited Indian doctor, newly obtained test results leaked by 3 Wire Sports show.
'Chromosome analysis reveals male karyotype,' read the test results — referring to male chromosomes – which left Khelif barred from the 2023 women's World Boxing Championship in India.
The test was conducted before that tournament by Dr. Lal Path Labs, a New Delhi lab with accreditation from the American College of Pathologists and certification from International Organization for Standardization, documents show.
But despite those bona fides, the IOC dismissed the test as 'not legitimate' and 'ad hoc,' according to the Telegraph, and allowed Khelif to compete in the women's division at the 2024 Paris Olympic.
Leaders of the Olympic committee went a step further and even suggested that the test could be misinformation planted by Russia – where World Boxing is based – to prevent the dominant athlete from competing on the world stage.
Khelif went on to win gold in Paris and left the sport mired in controversy, while competitors expressed fears about facing her in the ring.
Italy's Angela Carini said she feared for her life during an Olympic bout against Khelif that lasted just 46 seconds.
The year before Khelif's chromosomal test, Mexico's Brianda Tamara Cruz also said she had a similar experience.
'I don't think I had ever felt like that in my 13 years as a boxer, nor in my sparring with men,' she said of their fight.
The leak of Khelif's 2023 test comes just days after controversy was renewed when World Boxing mandated that athletes 18 and older must undergo genetic testing – which consists of a cheek swab — if they want to compete in any women's events.
Khelif has never provided any evidence beyond her word to prove she is a woman, but has vowed to compete in the upcoming games.
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