Did controversial boxer Imane Khelif know about being biologically ‘male' at Olympics?
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Earlier this week, a medical report from 2023 was leaked that allegedly shows Khelif biologically is 'male.'
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The document, which initially was published by 3 Wire Sports, summarizes the findings on the Algerian boxer as 'abnormal,' stating: 'Chromosome analysis reveals male karyotype.'
A karyotype refers to an individual's complete set of chromosomes, with Khelif's having been reported by the International Boxing Association (IBA) as XY, the male pattern.
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Alan Abrahamson, an American journalist who first reported last year that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had been warned about Khelif's now-published medical report, produced the result of a March 2023 test carried out in New Delhi. The results of the test caused the boxer's disqualification from that year's boxing championships.
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The Algerian was part of a firestorm in Paris over the reported gender test from the 2023 event, but was allowed to compete in the women's event in Paris and went on to dominate the competition.
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The test results reportedly were carried out at Dr Lal PathLabs in New Delhi, which is accredited by the American College of Pathologists and certified by the Swiss-based International Organization for Standardization.
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'The truth was always there,' Davies told GB News. 'We all knew that this person had two positive sex screening tests. And the people that are to blame for all of this are the IOC.
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'If you look back to those press conferences during the Olympic Games last summer, the things that Thomas Bach was saying are never excusable. They allowed male-on-female violence for the whole world to watch.
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'The fact that they turned around and said that those tests that they had been informed about, a year prior, were not legitimate — when they were performed and accredited by the U.S. College of Pathology.
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