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