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International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev requires that Algerian boxes Imane Khelif’s Olympic Gold Medal is removed in an attempt to achieve “Transparency and Openness.”
Khelif won a gold medal in women’s boxing on 2024 Paris Olympics Under heavy control by IBA, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2023 in the midst of the organization’s governance, financial dependence on the Russian state energy company Gazprom and the integrity of bouts.
Imane Khelif from Algeria, Left, fights Liu Yang from China in the woman’s gold medal -match at Paris Games in 2024. (Sebastian Kahnert/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
Khelif was previously disqualified from IBA for failing to have a gender eligible test. Kremlev claimed at the time that unpublished DNA results showed that Khelif had XY chromosomes.
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The IOC defended the results of the Paris games and said that Khelif and another boxer facing concerns about gender eligibility were the victims of a “sudden and arbitrary decision from IBA.” Khelif has also publicly refused to be transgender.
In February, World Boxing was currently recognized by the IOC as the Sport’s governing body – a step that gave way to the organization that later advertised A new gender eligibility policy It requires athletes to undergo mandatory sex testing.
Political change is coming as the United States is preparing to host 2028 summer -ol in Los Angeles. For Kremlev, however, Khelif lacks international competition is not enough. In an interview with Sun, He called for the boxer’s gold medal to be revoked.
Gold Medalist IMane Khelif from Algeria poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s 66 kg last boxing category during the Paris Olympic Games on August 9, 2024. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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“I really think a medal should really be deserved. We need to protect athletes and give them the best conditions,” he said. “I am here for truth, transparency and openness. And now the truth has been revealed.
“There should be no unreasonable matches in boxing, and the international federations should take care of their athletes.”
Khelif did not compete in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last month after not registering in time before the applications closed.
Kremlev’s comments follow a bold statement from the new IOC President Kirsty Coventry, who last month said there has been “overwhelming support” to protect women’s sports categories.
International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry speaks under the presidential delivery ceremony of the International Olympic Committee at Olympic House on June 23, 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
“We understand that there will be differences depending on the sport … but it was very clear from the members that we first have to protect the female category, first and foremost to ensure justice,” Coventry said.
“But we have to do so with a scientific approach and inclusion of the international federations that have already done a lot of work in this area.”
