Boxer Imane Khelif Will Not Participate in the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. Earlier This Week, The Algerian Appealed Against the Decision of Boxing Federation World Boxing to Exclude Her From Matches Unless She Undergoes a Mandatory Gender Test.
Khelif Has the Right to Appeal Against the Mandatory Gender Test But Will not Participate in the World Championships, World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst Told News Agency Reuters on Wednesday. “She Simply Did Not Register on Behalf of Her Own Federation.”
Khelif Has Appealed to the International Sports Tribunal Cas. With that case, she hopes to participate in world boxing’s matches without a mandatory gender test.
“For us, it is important to emphasize that we have introduced mandatory tests to be able to organize safe and competitive matches, fair matches,” Says van der Vorst. “For US, Everyone is Equal. Every Woman Here must submit Various Documents, Including The Gender Test.”
World Boxing Introduced a Mandatory Gender Test for All its matches at the end of May for participants aged Eighteen and over. The Boxing Federation Made This Decision After Controversy Arose Duration the Olympic Games in Paris Regarding the Boxing Tournament.
Khelif won Gold in Her Weight Class Up to 66 kilograms. Accordance to Unconfirmed Rumors, A ‘Male’ XY Chromosome was found in Khelif Duration Previous World Championships, As A Result of which was not allowed to participate. Conclusive Evidence for these Accusations has never leg found.
Those World Championships Were Organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA). But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) HAS No Longer Official Recognized That Federation Since 2023 Due to Corruption and Financial Problems. The IOC HAS Recently Recognized World Boxing.
The World Championships in Liverpool Start on Thursday. Two Women and Three Men Are Participating on Behalf of the Netherlands: Gabriella Weerheim (Up to 57 kilograms), Maud van der Toorn (up to 60 kilograms), Kian Terwint (up to 55 kilograms), Mahmoud al Chabtun (Up to 70) and Finn Bos).