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Imane Khelif challenges World Boxing over mandatory sex test policy - LGBTQ Nation

Earlier this year, World Boxing announced a new policy requiring all athletes to undergo mandatory sex testing, explicitly naming Khelif in

Zane McNeill at LGBTQ Nation:

Cisgender Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Boxing Championships moved to bar her from competition unless she undergoes a genetic sex test. The championships begin this week. Earlier this year, World Boxing announced a new policy requiring all athletes to undergo mandatory sex testing, explicitly naming Khelif in its statement. “In light of plans to introduce this policy and the particular circumstances surrounding some boxers that competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Boxing has written to the Algerian Boxing Federation to inform it that Imane Khelif will not be allowed to participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup or any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes sex testing,” the organization said in a press release. On Monday, the court rejected Khelif’s request to temporarily lift the ban while her case proceeds, noting that both sides are exchanging written arguments and will set a hearing once they agree on a date. This is not the first time Khelif has been barred from competition. In 2023, the International Boxing Association disqualified both her and Taiwanese gold medalist Lin Yu-ting after claiming they failed sex eligibility tests, though the International Olympic Committee later cleared them to compete. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Khelif’s swift victory over Italy’s Angela Carini and her eventual gold medal sparked a media firestorm, with figures like Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling falsely labeling her as transgender.

[...] Khelif’s and Lin’s cases highlight the long and contested history of sex testing in women’s athletics.

Great move by Imane Khelif to challenge the unfair sex testing policy of World Boxing.

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Muhammad Ali, former three-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champ in his early career days with a few of his garaged cars.

From right to left;

* 1968 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. *. Early 1970’s Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. * Early 1970’s Ford Mustang Boss.

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Imane Khelif must undergo 'mandatory sex testing' to compete in Olympics

World Boxing's new policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a chromosome test.

Ryan Adamczeski at The Advocate:

World Boxing has announced that any athletes competing in women's categories must undergo "mandatory sex testing" while specifically singling out Imane Khelif. The governing body for boxing mentioned the Algerian Olympic gold medalist by name several times in its Friday statement introducing the new “Sex, Age and Weight” rule. The policy mandates that all participants in women's events — but not men's — must undergo a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, which produces copies of DNA in order to study a specific segment. In this case, the test would be used to study chromosomes. World Boxing wrote that athletes would be eligible to compete if they have the "presence of XX chromosomes or the absence of Y chromosome genetic material (the SRY gene) or with a DSD where male androgenization does not occur," effectively only permitting intersex people who present as women and don't produce substantial amounts of testosterone. It added that those who do not pass "will be eligible to compete in the male category." World Boxing also included a letter it sent to the Algerian Boxing Federation, in which it said "Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing’s rules and testing procedures."

[...] Khelif became the target of an international transvestigation during the Paris Olympics last year when she handily beat Italian boxer Angela Carini and went on to win the gold medal. Many conservative figures — including JD Vance, Elon Musk, and J.K. Rowling — began recirculating rumors that Khelif had supposedly failed a gender eligibility test in 2023 under the International Boxing Association, which was later banned from Olympic participation for corruption. Khelif was disqualified from the IBA only after beating Russian athlete Azalia Amineva in a tournament, prompting the organization's Russian president, who brought in Russian state-owned money to sponsor the organization, to ban her. The results of the supposed test have not been made public nor have they been independently verified.

According to a new World Boxing policy mandating sex testing, cis female athlete Imane Khelif and any other athletes competing in women’s categories (but not for men’s) will be subjected to "mandatory sex testing.” Last year, Khelif was transvestigated by anti-trans reactionaries after she beat Angela Carini and later won a gold.

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The amateur world boxing championships started today? And instead of YouTube, they're on....Eurosport? Ok. On the site now and it's not very intuitive but at least it's free.

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New Transgender Policy From World Boxing Federation Will Require Fighters To Submit to DNA Tests Before Competition

‘This policy is designed to deliver a level playing field for men and women which ensures the safety of all participants,’ WBC officials say

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Pugilistas do Brasil garantem cinco finais em etapa da Copa do Mundo

Cinco pugilistas do Brasil estão classificados às finais da etapa de Astana, no Cazaquistão, da Copa do Mundo de boxe, que serão realizadas neste domingo (6). Neste sábado (5), seis atletas foram para o ringue pelas semifinais das respectivas categorias e somente Caroline Almeida foi superada, caindo para a anfitriã Alua Balkibekova, na categoria até 51 quilos (kg). Como não há disputa de…

Pugilistas do Brasil garantem cinco finais em etapa da Copa do Mundo

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The One Way Imane Khelif Can Avoid A Gender Test

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who was the subject of much controversy during the 2024 Paris Olympics, now faces a new challenge. If Khelif plans to continue her career and avoid the gender test, she has one option