Imane Khelif, the Algerian Boxing Gold in Paris, banned by the International Federation

The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been officially vetoed from the Women’s Boxing World Cup, which will be held in Nis (Serbia) from March 8 to 16.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) announced its decision after making the “gender eligibility” tests, whose results would allegedly indicate the presence of XY male chromosomes and high levels of testosterone.

Under suspicion

The International Boxing Federation (IBA) had already vetoed the Algerian, which could compete at the Paris Olympic Games

Khelif, who achieved gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in the midst of criticism about an alleged physical advantage and that despite the protests of other boxers and the IBA reports, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed its Participation in the Olympic appointment, qualifying the tests of the was “defective and illegitimate.”

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The boxer received criticism from her opponents such as her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, during the round of 16 of the Olympic Games that retired to 46 seconds. At the end of the fight, the Italian refused to shake her hand to her Algerian opponent who later apologized through The Gazzetta dello Sport: “I want to apologize to her and everyone. It was upset because my Olympics had vanished.”

Does not meet the eligibility criteria “

Chris Roberts

Chris Roberts, CEO I was at the press conference held in the city of NIS, said that “Imane Khelif is not eligible for our world championships, it does not meet the eligibility criteria.”

The debate on Khelif’s eligibility has divided the sports community. While it was insists that its rules exclude the boxer from the World Tournament, the IOC and other instances have questioned the validity of their medical tests. The IBA has published the resolution just when Donald Trump, president of the United States, has approved a decree to prevent transgender women from participating in female competitions, and gave as an example the case of Imane Khelif.

Khelif, meanwhile, has denied any irregularity and has undertaken legal actions against the media that disclosed medical information about their case.

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The participation of the Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting is also pending, whose case also raised controversy in the Paris Games. The former head of the Medical Committee of the IBA said that “neither Khelif nor Lin are biologically women.”