{"id":28552,"date":"2025-06-03T21:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28552"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T21:57:16","slug":"olympic-committee-have-made-feelings-clear-on-stripping-imane-khelif-of-paris-gold-medal-after-world-boxing-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=28552","title":{"rendered":"Olympic committee have made feelings clear on stripping Imane Khelif of Paris gold medal after World Boxing ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has previously made its feelings clear on stripping Imane Khelif of her Olympic gold medal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Khelif<\/a>, 26, won gold at the 2024\u00a0Paris Olympic Games<\/a>, but her triumph was shrouded in controversy as a debate about her gender emerged.<\/p>\n

As reported by\u00a0BBC Sport<\/a>, at the 2023 World Championships, Khelif failed a gender eligibility test, the IBA said.<\/p>\n

The IBA said the fighter had “failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition, as set and laid out in the IBA regulations”.<\/p>\n

However, the governing body for the Paris Games was the IOC, with the body stating that gender was based on one\u2019s passport, which in Khelif\u2019s case states she is a female.<\/p>\n

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Imane Khelif won Olympic gold (Credit:Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

There has been no suggestion that Khelif identifies as anything but a female.<\/p>\n

On May 30,\u00a0BBC Sport<\/a>\u00a0reported that the 26-year-old will \u201cnot be allowed to fight in the female category at World Boxing competitions until she undergoes a mandatory sex test\u201d.<\/p>\n

World Boxing was granted provisional recognition as the sport’s international governing federation by the IOC in February 2025.<\/p>\n

“The introduction of mandatory testing will be part of a new policy on ‘sex, age and weight’ to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women,” World Boxing’s statement said.<\/p>\n

“The policy is in the final stages of development and has been crafted by a specially convened working group of the World Boxing medical and anti-doping committee, which has examined data and medical evidence from an extensive range of sources and consulted widely with other sports and experts across the world.”<\/p>\n

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Imane Khelif’s career has been shrouded in controversy (Credit:Getty)<\/cite><\/div>\n

On June 1,\u00a0Khelif broke her silence<\/a>\u00a0for the first time since the ruling.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post, she said: “Today, I became a champion, but it all started long ago! When my parents believed in me, even when the dream felt too big.<\/p>\n

“When they supported me, listened to me, and stood by me. Being a parent isn\u2019t easy. There\u2019s no manual.<\/p>\n

“But the love, patience, and trust you give your child can change everything. On this #GlobalDayOfParents, I just want to say thank you.”<\/p>\n

So, what has the IOC said about stripping her of her Olympic gold medal after claims emerged in 2024.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0Reuters<\/a>, in 2024, a spokesperson for the body said: “There is absolutely no truth in these claims.\u201d<\/p>\n

SPORTbible has contacted the IOC for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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