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France 24
4 days ago
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Boxer Khelif not competing in latest tournament: organisers
Dirk Renders, spokesman for the Eindhoven Box Cup, confirmed to AFP the boxer would not be taking part, adding: "The decision of her exclusion is up to World Boxing." World Boxing has introduced mandatory gender testing for competitors over 18 and had informed the Algerian federation Khelif would have to undergo the test to compete in Eindhoven this week. Under the new policy, all athletes in World Boxing-sanctioned competitions need to take a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, to determine what sex they were at birth. The PCR test, conducted via a nasal or mouth swab, detects specific genetic material -- in this case the SRY gene -- that reveals the presence of the Y chromosome, an indicator of biological gender. The controversy around Khelif, who won Gold in the women's welterweight class in Paris, was one of the stories of the Games. The scandal erupted when Khelif defeated Italy's Angela Carini in 46 seconds in her opening bout, the Italian reduced to tears after suffered a badly hurt nose. Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, then found themselves at the centre of a gender row that attracted comments from US President Donald Trump and "Harry Potter" author Both boxers had been disqualified from the International Boxing Association's (IBA) 2023 world championships after the organisation said they had failed gender eligibility tests. But the International Olympic Committee later stripped the IBA of its right to organise the boxing in Paris over financial, governance, and ethical concerns. The IOC allowed them both to compete in Paris saying they had been victims of "a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA". "The two female athletes mentioned by the IBA are not transgender athletes," the IOC said in a statement to AFP in February. "They were born as women, were raised as women, and have competed in the women's category for their entire boxing careers," said the IOC. World Boxing will organise the boxing competition at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after the IOC granted it provisional recognition. 'Born a woman' Khelif is a role model to many in Algeria and received strong support from authorities and fans during the controversy in Paris. After winning Gold, she said the medal was the best response to her critics. "I am fully qualified to take part. I am a woman like any other. I was born a woman, lived a woman and competed as a woman," she said. The row rumbled on well beyond Paris, with the IBA saying in February it would sue the IOC for clearing Khelif to box at the Games. Khelif jabbed back that the accusations were "false and offensive", adding: "This is a matter that concerns not just me but the broader principles of fairness and due process in sport." She has vowed to take her own legal action to refute the accusations. "I am not going anywhere. I will fight in the ring, I will fight in the courts and I will fight in the public eye until the truth is undeniable," she said. World Boxing, which took over governance of the sport from the IBA, was forced into an embarrassing climbdown of its own earlier this week. It had initially named Khelif in its statement announcing the new testing policy but then rowed back. "The president of World Boxing does not think it was correct to have named a specific athlete" in the statement. The association wrote to the Algerian boxing authorities to apologise and acknowledge that "greater effort should have been made to avoid linking the policy to any individual".
Al Bawaba
02-06-2025
- Health
- Al Bawaba
Did a leaked report prove Imane Khelif is a biological male?
Published June 2nd, 2025 - 06:21 GMT ALBAWABA - Imane Khelif has once again been targeted on social media after leaked medical reports were released into the public domain, indicating that the Algerian boxing champion is a biological male, according to 3 Wire Sports. This all comes after Khelif sparked widespread controversy for copping the gold medal against Italy's Angela Carini during the 2024 Olympic Games. 36 hours after her win, Khelif was notified that she needed to undergo a sex test if she wanted to partake in future international competitions. On Friday, World Boxing announced a new policy stating that athletes over the age of 18 will have to undergo a sex test. World Boxing has been officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will supervise boxing in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as reported by Roya News. The organization wrote in a statement, "Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at … any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing's rules and testing procedures." 🚨A blood test leaked by Olympic press committee member Alan Abrahamson confirms that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is male. The test was conducted in 2023 at the request of the IBA, and resulted in Khelif being disqualified from the women's world boxing championship in New Delhi. — REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) June 1, 2025 The document released by 3 Wire Sports indicates that the results came out "abnormal," further stating that the chromosome analysis revealed a "male karyotype." According to the National Institutes of Health, (XY) chromosomes indicate a male karyotype while (XX) is identified as a female karyotype. The test results were done by "Dr Lal PathLabs," a medical laboratory in New Delhi. It was created by the Northfield, Illinois-based College of American Pathologists (CAP) and certified by Switzerland's International Organization for Standardization (ISO). (Dr Lal PathLabs/ Obtained by 3 Wire Sports) While the professional Algerian boxer is yet to release a statement about the issue at hand, she has constantly stood her ground on being a biological woman, despite being subjected to hate and bullying. She said after winning at the 2024 Paris Olympics, "I am a woman, like any other woman. I was born a woman. I have lived as a woman. I compete as a woman." Khelif also stated that she competed in several competitions in the past. However, it was when she started achieving success that the hate campaigns against her were initiated. Since then, she has made several public appearances, including attending the Bottega Veneta fashion show in a mustard-colored dress, and was featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Telegraph
30-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Imane Khelif banned from competing in women's World Boxing events
Imane Khelif, whose gold medal at last year's Paris Olympics sparked a global scandal, has been banned from competing in all future World Boxing events in the women's category unless the Algerian can provide proof of being biologically female. In a major development, World Boxing has bowed to intense pressure from campaigners for safety and fairness in women's sport, many of whom had expressed outrage that Khelif was being allowed to compete again in the female division at next week's Eindhoven World Cup. The international governing body announced that Khelif, who was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after tests indicated the presence of male chromosomes, would need to pass mandatory sex screening in order to be deemed eligible. So far, Khelif has not submitted to any such test in the nine months since a hugely controversial Olympic campaign, in which beaten Italian opponent Angela Carini said she had feared for her life. Instead the 26-year-old's efforts have been directed towards lawsuits against JK Rowling and Elon Musk and a heavily made-up appearance on the cover of Vogue Algeria. Khelif had vowed to defend Olympic gold at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, but that route appears to have been irrevocably closed off. 'The introduction of mandatory testing will be part of a new policy on 'Sex, Age and Weight' to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women,' World Boxing said in a statement. 'The fighters' national federations will be responsible for administering the tests and providing the results to World Boxing.' The organisation confirmed that the decision was taken in response to 'the particular circumstances around some boxers': namely, Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, both of whom had been banned by the International Boxing Association (IBA) after failing sex eligibility tests, but who were permitted to fight in Paris last year after the International Olympic Committee decided that womanhood could be determined by passport status rather than biology. World Boxing, provisionally approved to run the next Olympic event, confirmed it had informed Khelif and the Algerian federation of the shift in policy. 'Imane Khelif may not compete in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup or in any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic screening in accordance with World Boxing's rules and testing procedures,' it said. It was striking how scrupulously the statement avoided referring to Khelif – reported by the IBA as recording tests that showed XY chromosomes, the male pattern – as 'she' or 'her' at any stage. Khelif has vigorously contested the IBA's findings, declaring in a recent interview: 'I see myself as a girl just like any other girl. I was born a girl, raised as a girl, and have lived my entire life as one.' World Boxing feared backlash As late as Tuesday, officials at the Eindhoven event were still enthusiastically promoting Khelif's involvement, releasing a poster with the caption: 'Proud that Imane Khelif is there again to defend her title.' That provoked a fierce backlash, with women's rights groups in both the UK and the Netherlands vowing to stage protests on site. Within 48 hours of Telegraph Sport highlighting the tensions of Khelif's comeback, World Boxing, who feared the tournament turning into a circus, chose to issue a policy update that it had first promised in February. 'This decision reflects concerns over the safety and wellbeing of all boxers, including Imane Khelif,' it said. 'It aims to protect the physical and mental health of all participants in light of some of the reactions that have been expressed in relation to the boxer's potential participation at the Eindhoven Box Cup.'
The Sun
30-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
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. 1 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." THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
Telegraph
28-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Imane Khelif's imminent return to boxing likely to reignite gender row
Imane Khelif is preparing to return to competitive women's boxing in Eindhoven next month, threatening another major international controversy in a sport still reeling from the Algerian's gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Promoting this year's Eindhoven Box Cup, Dutch organisers have released a poster declaring: 'Proud that Imane Khelif is there again to defend her title.' When Khelif, competing in spite of sex tests suggesting the presence of male chromosomes, demolished Angela Carini inside just 46 seconds in Paris last summer, the beaten Italian reflected that she had never been punched so hard, telling her corner 'it's not fair' and saying she feared for her life. Despite the ongoing scandal, Khelif intends to continue competing as a woman, even pledging to win a second Olympic title in Los Angeles in 2028. 'I see myself as a girl just like any other girl,' Khelif said in a recent interview. 'I was born a girl, raised as a girl, and have lived my entire life as one.' The 26-year-old has enlisted Kotinos, a Qatari PR company, to reinforce this message. Ahead of the planned Eindhoven comeback, they posted on Instagram: 'When Imane lands a hit, enemy egos are sent straight to the graveyard.' Khelif's defiance creates major potential problems for World Boxing, which has been provisionally approved by the International Olympic Committee to run the sport at the next Games. In February, the organisation promised to create a 'fair playing field' for women, insisting that safety was 'absolutely paramount'. But even though several opponents have complained that Khelif has immutable physiological advantages, with Mexico's Brianda Tamara saying after a 2022 bout that she had 'never felt like that in my 13 years as a boxer, even in my sparring with men', Boris van der Vorst, World Boxing's president, has still taken no action to ban the fighter from the female category. Both Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships in Delhi, when the International Boxing Association announced after chromosome testing that they had 'failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in women's competition'. The IOC, which disputed the credibility of the IBA tests, defined a woman in Paris not by biology but by passport status, enabling Khelif and Lin to win every bout by unanimous decision. Neither boxer followed through with an appeal against the IBA. While Khelif has made dramatic legal threats against Elon Musk and JK Rowling, accusing them of 'cyberbullying' for their comments on the gender row, the welterweight has still not agreed to a cheek swab test that could resolve the issue beyond doubt. Women's rights groups are already arranging protests in Eindhoven to condemn Khelif's involvement. But Eric van den Heuvel, a tournament official, was unrepentant. 'She is allowed to box by the IOC,' he told De Telegraaf. 'Who are we to say, 'You are not allowed to participate'? Too bad it is mainly about her. Many more great boxing champions from strong countries come to our event.' Van der Vorst said: 'We realise that this is a complicated and sensitive issue. We want to deal carefully with both the athletes who are personally affected and with the emotions of the people who have clear opinions about this. We expect to be able to provide more clarity soon.'
