Docs show Khelif was assigned female at birth, according to IOC.
Algeria's Imane Khelif, right, walks beside Italy's Angela Carini after their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris.Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is the target of controversy over her gender and sex after Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned their Olympics bout on Thursday after only 46 seconds.
At the center of controversy around her participation in Paris is her disqualification from the International Boxing Association’s 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. At the time of the decisions, Khelif told Algerian Ennahar TV: "This is a conspiracy and a big conspiracy, and we will not be silent about it."
It is unknown whether a chromosomal test was the basis for the disqualifications or if either Khelif or Lin has this condition. “Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination,” the IOC said in a Thursday statement on the controversy surrounding the athletes. “The IOC is saddened by the abuse that the two athletes are currently receiving.”
According to the IOC, Olympic athletes must comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations set by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit.
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