Overview

• Imane Khelif secured the women’s 66 kg boxing gold at Paris 2024 after satisfying the IOC’s own gender eligibility criteria despite IBA disqualification from the 2023 World Championships.
• IBA president Umar Kremlev pointed to two failed IBA gender tests in 2022 and 2023 as justification for demanding the return of her Olympic medal.
• The IOC has not taken action to revoke Khelif’s medal and remains the sole authority over Olympic medal status.
• World Boxing’s introduction of mandatory sex verification testing led Khelif to withdraw from the Eindhoven Boxing Cup under the new requirements.
• The dispute underscores a growing rift between the IBA and IOC over governance authority and gender eligibility rules in international boxing.