US EditionImane Khelif Goes Missing After Bombshell Gender Test Leak
- Imane Khelif, Algerian Olympic welterweight boxing champion, skipped the Eindhoven Box Cup this week after World Boxing banned her from competing.
- Less than a week prior to the tournament, World Boxing implemented a new requirement for all athletes, including Khelif, to complete gender verification tests she has not undergone in the past nine months.
- Khelif secured a gold medal at the Paris Games last year after the IOC permitted her to compete based on passport eligibility, despite being disqualified by the International Boxing Association in 2023.
- World Boxing stated Khelif will be barred from all female-category events until she completes sex testing, and Eindhoven's mayor condemned the ban as inconsistent with the city's inclusive values.
- This ban underscores continuing controversy over gender eligibility in boxing as World Boxing faces pressure to enforce stricter sex eligibility standards ahead of upcoming competitions.
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World Boxing (WB), an entity selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to govern the pugilistic destiny since the Paris Games 2024, shook the news in the last few hours in a not very clear way; interspersing what was expected with the uncertain, with marches and counter marches and endless clarifications on crucial issues such as gender, international politics, affiliations and desertions for the next great competition in Los Angeles…
The Algerian athlete excluded from a boxing tournament in the Netherlands: "He did not take the tests on sex and without those he could not fight with women" . To defend it comes the mayor of Eindhoven, Dijsselbloem: the man who massacred Greece and Cyprus of austerity.The name of Jeroen Dijsselbloem arouses a thrill...
Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Withdraws from Women's Eindhoven Tournament After Mandatory Sex Testing Policy Announced
The Algerian boxer who has caused significant controversy after taking home an Olympic gold medal in the women’s category last summer has now decided to exit a women’s tournament following the implementation of a new sex testing policy. Imane Khelif had previously been disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) from competing against women, when, in 2023, a genetic test revealed that Khelif has a male karyotype. In May, Khelif ha…
Olympic winner Imane Khelif does not start a boxing tournament in the Netherlands. The organisers regret this and blame the World Federation.
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