US EditionOlympic boxer Imane Khelif wants to fight – but only in the ring. She’s prepared to take a test to do so
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will comply with IOC-administered genetic testing to compete in the 2028 Olympics after being barred by World Boxing for not taking mandatory tests.
- Imane Khelif said she would accept IOC-conducted genetic testing while pursuing arbitration at the Court of Arbitration for Sport after World Boxing barred her pending sex testing.
- Following last year's policy moves, the IOC considers genetic testing, while major medical associations warn such policies oversimplify biology and risk stigma.
- Khelif says she has naturally high testosterone and has managed it medically before Paris; she denies being a DSD athlete, calling the online report inaccurate and continues therapy for psychological trauma.
- Khelif's case now threatens to shape IOC policy on women's eligibility, as new rules could decide her participation in the Los Angeles 2028 Games and influence future criteria.
- Khelif says political pressure from the far right shaped World Boxing's announcement, calling it discriminatory, while former US President Donald Trump repeatedly cited her victory and called her a `male boxer`.
55 Articles
55 Articles
Algerian Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Admits To Having Male Sex Chromosome For The First Time
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has confirmed he has a Y chromosome, indicating he is biologically male. In a new interview with French sports outlet L’Equipe, Khelif also admitted to having elevated testosterone levels, which he says he has been medically suppressing under the supervision of a doctor. Khelif has been the subject of extreme controversy since the 2024 Paris Olympics, after Reduxx first revealed that he had previously been disqualifie…
Imane Khelif wants to defend his gold at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Although Donald Trump has stated that "there will be very strong evidence" to prevent transsexual athletes from taking part in that Olympic event, the Algerian boxer has been clear about her gender: "I am not a transsexual. Nor am I a man. I am a woman and I have done nothing to change the way nature gave me." In the past Games, where gold was hung in the 66 kg category…
Almost a year and a half after the Olympic torch went out in Paris, Imane Khelif (Aïn Sidi Ali, Algeria; 26) still lives with the shadow of suspicion. Pointed out by her supposed biological origin, that is, by the testosterone indexes of her body, the Algerian boxer, champion in the category of -66kg in the Philippe Chatrier, converted into a dazzling pugilistic forum during the last Olympic Games, had to be defined as “woman” before the world i…
The Olympic boxing champion responds to Donald Trump's accusations and declares herself ready to undergo a genetic test in order to participate in the Los Angeles Games 2028
When she was criticized for her inclusion in women's boxing competitions, which she later won
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
