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From AP News: Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport’s new governing body.
World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes Friday. The governing body specifically mentioned Khelif when announcing the policy, saying the Algerian gold medal winner must be screened before she will be approved to fight at any upcoming events, including the Eindhoven Box Cup next month in the Netherlands.
Khelif won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer amid international scrutiny on her and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, another gold medal winner. The previous governing body for Olympic boxing, the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association, disqualified both fighters from its 2023 world championships after claiming they had failed an unspecified eligibility test.
“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 wrote in a statement.
Riley Gains, a college swimming superstar and advocate for protecting women in sports, wrote in a message on X, “World Boxing has deemed Imane Khelif—a male who took an Olympic gold from a woman— ineligible from competing in female boxing.”
“The ban stands unless he submits to a cheek swab required of all boxers proving XX chromosomes,” Gaines added.
World Boxing has deemed Imane Khelif—a male who took an Olympic gold from a woman— ineligible from competing in female boxing.
The ban stands unless he submits to a cheek swab required of all boxers proving XX chromosomes.
The real question: Why wont Imane Khelif take the test? pic.twitter.com/iTFzPadziQ
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) May 30, 2025
🥊 BOOM! Imane Khelif, whose gold medal at last year’s Paris Olympics caused 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. ♀️=/=♂️ pic.twitter.com/rxZbEScTFl
— Shahrar Ali (@ShahrarAli) May 30, 2025
"Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing's rules and testing procedures."https://t.co/anAQ1ILarT
Actual scenes: pic.twitter.com/bfN93W5jzM— Jane, Empress of the Known Universe (not GP)🏳️🌈 (@blablafishcakes) May 30, 2025
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