Overview
- World Boxing implemented mandatory genetic tests at the end of May requiring national federations to provide PCR-based certificates confirming athletes’ chromosomal sex.
- The SRY gene screening via PCR identifies the presence of the Y chromosome to determine eligibility in women’s competitions.
- Khelif was informed through the Algerian boxing federation that she must pass the test to participate in the Eindhoven Box Cup, which runs until June 10.
- Eindhoven Box Cup organizers confirmed that the decision to exclude her lay with World Boxing and expressed disappointment at her absence.
- The new policy contrasts with IOC rules, which recognize the gender listed on an athlete’s passport and had allowed Khelif to compete and win Olympic gold in Paris.