Overview

• IBA President Umar Kremlev cited a leaked 2023 karyotype report alleging XY chromosomes as the basis for his demand that Khelif return her women’s boxing gold
• IOC President Kirsty Coventry has affirmed that no retroactive action will be taken to strip Khelif of her Paris 2024 title
• World Boxing rolled out mandatory sex-testing rules early this year but has not applied them to Khelif’s case
• Khelif, who defeated China’s Yang Liu to win gold, has denied being transgender and threatened legal action against the IBA
• The dispute highlights an ongoing power struggle over gender eligibility governance and the push for science-based criteria before the 2028 Olympics