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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif wants to fight – but only in the ring. She’s prepared to take a test to do so
Imane Khelif will undergo genetic testing only if conducted by the International Olympic Committee to clear eligibility doubts after World Boxing barred her from female competition.
- 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`.
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