Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif BANNED from next week's World Cup as chiefs introduce mandatory sex testing
IMANE KHELIF will not be allowed to compete at next week's Eindhoven Boxing Cup.
World Boxing are now set to implement mandatory sex testing for all athletes hoping to compete in their events.
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Imane Khelif won gold at last summer's Paris Olympics
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Khelif, 26, won gold at last summer's Paris Olympic Games.
The Algerian did so amid a backdrop of criticism from certain quarters.
Her first round win over Angela Carini saw the Italian give up after just 46 seconds in the ring.
Khelif had failed an unspecified gender test administered by the Russian-led International Boxing Association in 2023.
Carini left the ring in tears, and later claimed: "After the second one (punch landed) I couldn't breathe anymore.
"I went to my coach and said 'enough' because it takes maturity and courage to stop. I didn't feel like fighting anymore."
The Eindoven Cup have been promoting Khelif's participation in their upcoming event, with a poster reading: "Proud that Imane Khelif is there again to defend her title."
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