ALBAWABA - Imane Khelif has once again been targeted on social media after leaked medical reports were released into the public domain, indicating that the Algerian boxing champion is a biological male, according to 3 Wire Sports.
This all comes after Khelif sparked widespread controversy for copping the gold medal against Italy's Angela Carini during the 2024 Olympic Games. 36 hours after her win, Khelif was notified that she needed to undergo a sex test if she wanted to partake in future international competitions.
On Friday, World Boxing announced a new policy stating that athletes over the age of 18 will have to undergo a sex test.
World Boxing has been officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and will supervise boxing in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, as reported by Roya News.
The organization wrote in a statement, "Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at … any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing’s rules and testing procedures."
Did a leaked report prove Imane Khelif is a biological male?
The document released by 3 Wire Sports indicates that the results came out "abnormal," further stating that the chromosome analysis revealed a "male karyotype."
According to the National Institutes of Health, (XY) chromosomes indicate a male karyotype while (XX) is identified as a female karyotype.
The test results were done by "Dr Lal PathLabs," a medical laboratory in New Delhi. It was created by the Northfield, Illinois-based College of American Pathologists (CAP) and certified by Switzerland's International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
(Dr Lal PathLabs/ Obtained by 3 Wire Sports)
While the professional Algerian boxer is yet to release a statement about the issue at hand, she has constantly stood her ground on being a biological woman, despite being subjected to hate and bullying.
She said after winning at the 2024 Paris Olympics, "I am a woman, like any other woman. I was born a woman. I have lived as a woman. I compete as a woman."
Khelif also stated that she competed in several competitions in the past. However, it was when she started achieving success that the hate campaigns against her were initiated.
Since then, she has made several public appearances, including attending the Bottega Veneta fashion show in a mustard-colored dress, and was featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine.
