Imane Khelif Banned Until Sex Tested: Gender Test on Algeria boxer Eman Khalif required

New Delhi. Paris Olympics 2024 will always be remembered due to Algeria boxer Eman Khalif. She won the gold medal in the women’s category while he had a male power. The boxer who fought together claimed this. Actually there was a dispute about Iman’s gender because he used to be men and got his gender change. Now the boxing association has made a big decision in this matter and made the gender test mandatory. Due to this decision, Iman will now be banned until he cleans the test.

World Boxing has announced that it will start a gender test to decide whether it is eligible to participate in their competitions or not. The International Federation has decided to implement this policy when there was a dispute over the Algeria women welterweight gold medalist Imane Khalif at the Paris Olympics last year.

World Boxing will organize boxing competition at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Which has been given temporary recognition by the International Olympic Committee. World Boxing said that it has informed the Algerian Boxing Federation that if Imane Khalif wants to participate in the Endhovan Box Cup to be held on June 5-10 in the Netherlands, he will have to undergo a gender test.

World Boxing wrote in a press release, “Keeping in mind the special circumstances of the plan to implement this policy and the special circumstances of some boxers participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Boxing has informed the Algeria Boxing Federation that Imane Khalif will not be allowed to participate in the Women’s Category at any world boxing event at the Indhowan Box Cup or any World Boxing Event. Passing. “

Under the new policy, all athletes over 18 years of age who want to participate in a competition organized or approved by world boxing will have to undergo PCR or Polymerase chain reaction genetic test. Which will be decided with which gender he was born and has the ability to participate in the event. PCR test is a laboratory technique used to detect specific genetic materials. In this case the SRY gene which shows the presence of Y chromosome which shows viological sex (gender).

This test can be done by nasal or mouth swabs, or saliva or blood samples. The National Federation will be responsible for the test and they have to show their chromosomal gender certificate while admission to their athletes in world boxing competitions, their gender will have to be confirmed as is decided by the PCR test.