US EditionImane Khelif: Olympic gold medallist appeals to sport's highest court over genetic sex testing
Imane Khelif challenges World Boxing's mandatory genetic sex testing, seeking to compete without it in the 2025 World Championships amid ongoing gender eligibility debates.
- Imane Khelif is appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being barred from World Boxing events due to new gender testing rules announced in May.
- Khelif's appeal was filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport on August 5, but CAS declined to delay the testing requirement.
- World Boxing introduced mandatory testing in May, aiming to ensure safety and fairness, but has faced backlash, including an apology to Khelif for naming her in the announcement.
- Due to the timeline of the appeal, Khelif will miss the World Boxing Championships starting September 4 in Liverpool.
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The boxers of the tricolor team who should have taken part in the competition in Liverpool were dismissed because of the delay of genetic tests supposed to prove their genre. A novelty required by the organizer after the polemics around Imane Khelif at the Olympics.
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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will not compete at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool due to ongoing disputes over mandatory genetic sex testing. The controversy raises questions about fairness and inclusion in female boxing competitions.
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