Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is at the center of an ongoing eligibility dispute in international boxing. World Boxing, the sport’s new governing body for the Olympics, has ruled that Khelif cannot compete in the female category at its events, including the upcoming Eindhoven Box Cup, until she undergoes a mandatory sex verification test.
Imane Khelif
The controversy began when Imane Khelif, along with Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, was disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the previous governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA), for allegedly failing gender eligibility assessments.