Overview

• CAS confirmed Imane Khelif’s Aug. 5 appeal of World Boxing’s testing requirement but rejected her bid to pause the rule, keeping her ineligible for the Sept. 4–14 Liverpool world championships unless she takes the test.
• The arbitration body said the parties are exchanging written submissions and that a hearing will be scheduled by agreement.
• World Boxing’s May policy mandates a PCR test for adult athletes seeking to enter the female category, checking for Y‑chromosome SRY material; the federation later apologized for naming Khelif in its announcement.
• Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting will not compete in Liverpool, with World Boxing confirming she was not entered by her national federation after Taiwan officials reported submitting test results without receiving assurances.
• Khelif and Lin won gold at Paris 2024 after the IOC allowed them to compete despite prior IBA disqualifications for eligibility tests, a backdrop now driving legal, privacy and fairness disputes in the sport.