US EditionWorld Boxing president apologises to Imane Khelif for naming her in sex test policy
- On June 3, 2025, Boris van der Vorst, head of World Boxing, issued an apology after the organization identified Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif by name in its announcement regarding a mandatory sex verification policy.
- The apology followed backlash from naming Khelif, who won gold at the 2024 Paris Games amid scrutiny from another boxing body over her gender eligibility.
- World Boxing released a new policy mandating PCR genetic sex tests for all athletes over 18 from July 1 to ensure safety and fairness in competitions.
- In a letter, Van der Vorst expressed his respect for Khelif and her fellow athletes by addressing them directly and acknowledged that Khelif’s privacy should have been respected.
- As a result, Khelif, who planned to compete in the June Eindhoven Box Cup, cannot participate until she completes mandatory testing, highlighting ongoing tensions in gender eligibility enforcement.
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Olympic champ Imane Khelif skips Eindhoven event after World Boxing introduces mandatory sex testing
Olympic champion Imane Khelif is skipping the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.
The World Boxing Federation apologized to Olympic champion Imane Khelif, after publicly citing her as part of the implementation of a new gender genetic testing policy.This situation generated widespread controversy at the international level.Khelif, representative of Algeria and gold winner at the Paris Olympic Games, was excluded from the Eindhoven Box Cup tournament in the Netherlands, scheduled for June 5-10.Imane Khelif, Olympic champion, c…
When many great champions fight each other on the opening day of the Eindhoven Box Cup on Friday, the most talked about boxer of the moment will be absent. Olympic champion Imane Khelif is not allowed to participate by World Boxing because a gender test will soon be introduced. But this new world association blundered in the entire process and the Dutch president Boris van der Vorst has since apologized.
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