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World Boxing says Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold at Paris Olympics, won't be allowed to compete until she undergoes sex testing.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, was banned from the World Boxing Organization (WBO) because she isn't a woman. Rating: False (About this rating?) ...
The organization announced Friday that it will introduce mandatory sex testing to determine the eligibility of male and female boxers who want to take part in their competitions. World Boxing said ...
Imane Khelif, the boxer at the center of the Olympic gender controversy, is skipping a boxing tournament in the Netherlands ...
World Boxing President Boris an der Vorst on Monday apologized to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif after singling her out in an announcement about the organization’s new mandatory sex testing policy.
World Boxing made it clear that the choice was not taken hastily. The organization claims that the goal of the new policy is to establish a uniform framework for determining eligibility in both ...
The decision, announced by World Boxing on May 30, marks the enforcement of the organization’s forthcoming “Sex, Age, and Weight” policy that aims to ensure safety and fairness in sports.
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World Boxing rose to prominence after the IOC cut ties with the International Boxing Association in 2023. Absent a global organization for the sport, the IOC oversaw the boxing competition at the ...
On May 30, 2025, World Boxing, a different sanctioning body from the World Boxing Organization, announced that Khelif would not be allowed to compete in its events until passing a genetic sex ...
World Boxing, the new organization slated to run the boxing events at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, announced Friday it had enacted a mandatory sex-testing policy with Algerian gold medalist ...