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Olympic gold medal Iman Khelif celebrated Global Polard’s Day in an Instagram post in the middle of the boxer’s latest gender controvers.
“Today I became a master, but it all started a long time ago! When my parents believed in me even when the dream felt too big. When they supported me, I listened to me and stood by me.
“Being a parent is not easy. There is no manual. But love, patience and confidence that you give your child can change everything. On this #globaldayofparents I just want to say thank you.
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Imane Khelif celebrates victory at the Paris Olympic Games on August 3, 2024. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
“Thank you to any parent who chooses every single day to be there for their children. Together with @unicefalgerie, I celebrate these everyday heroes. Because when parents are supported, children can dream and succeed.”
Khelif’s social media posts came as a report from 3 thread sports citing medical documents from chromosome tests given by the International Boxing Association (IBA) before the World Cup 2022 and 2023, reported that Khelif’s DNA showed “Markers with male karyotypes.”
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), recognized IBA’s IBA in the midst of the organization’s governance, financial dependence on the Russian state energy company Gazprom and the integrity of bouts.
“Chromosome analysis reveals male karyotype. No numeric or chromosomal anomalies detected at 450-550 banding resolution,” a screen shot of the 3 thread sports reading document. The test was at an accredited laboratory in New Delhi, called Dr. Lal Pathlabs, before the boxing championships, according to 3 wire sports.
Pakinomist Digital reached out to World Boxing, the Algerian Olympic Committee and Reps for Khelif for comment.
IOC issued a statement to Pakinomist Digital Tuesday Morning.
“The IOC has always made it clear that the criteria for eligibility are responsible for the respective international federation,” the IOC said. “The factors that matter to sports performance are unique to every sport, discipline and/or event. We are awaiting the full details of how sex tests will be implemented in a safe, fair and legally enforced way.”
Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 championship before a gold medal over problems with gender eligibility.
Algeria’s IMane Khelif celebrates after winning against Tunisia’s Mariem Hranani Ep Zayan during the Tokyo Olympics on July 30, 2021. (Buda Mendes/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
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The boxer was thrown into the global limelight after qualifying for the Olympics where the gender controversy emerged. Khelif defeated Angela Carini in the first match during the Paris Olympics, and the IOC defended Khelif.
“Everyone competing in women’s category complies with the rules of competition,” said IOC spokesman Mark Adams. “They are women in their passport and it is stated that this is the case that they are female.”
Then IBA was doubled and said that Khelif-together with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting-Blev disqualified from the World Cup due to “a result of their failure to fulfill the criteria to participate in women’s competition, as laid down in IBA regulations. This decision, which was made after a thorough review, was extremely important and necessary to increase the level of legal action, and without the integrity of that is integrated. ” “.”
IBA added that Khelif reviewed two samples: one in 2022 and the other in 2023. IBA said Khelif appealed the decision on the court of arbitration of sports, but withdrew during the process, which meant that the “IBA decision legally binds.”
As the controversy grew, Khelif continued to win and was eventually awarded a gold medal.
Through the controversy, Khelif has maintained that their gender is female. Khelif even filed a lawsuit against offenders and critics on social media.
Imane Khelif, right, fights Luca Anna Hamori. (Sina Schuldt/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
Before World Boxing made his decision, Khelif was planning to attend the Olympics in 2028 despite President Donald Trump’s “No men in women’s sports” executive order was signed.
Khelif told ITV that the policies do not apply to the boxer.
“I want to give you a straightforward answer: The US President issued a decision related to transient policies in America. I’m not transgender. This doesn’t concern me and it doesn’t scare me. That’s my answer,” Khelif told the business.
“For me, I see myself as a girl, like any other girl. I was born a girl, raised as a girl and has lived all my life as one.”
World Boxing said last week that Khelif has to take a sex test before he is able to compete in sanctioned matches.
“Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing Event until Iman Khelif reviews genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing’s rules and test procedures,” a letter sent by World Boxing to Algerian Boxing Federation.
The letter also stated that World Boxing decided to adopt mandatory sex tests this month.
“These new rules for eligibility were developed with the express purpose of protecting athletes in martial arts, especially considering the physical risks associated with boxing of Olympic style,” the letter reads.
World Boxing Added in a statement that the new policies are “only designed to ensure the health and security of all participants in world boxing competitions (including Imane Khelif) and is not considered in any way prior to convicting the outcome of any test that will be introduced as part of the new policy of ‘sex, age and weight.’
On Monday, World Boxing apologized the Algerian Boxing Federation for Singling Khelif out in the letter.
“I write to you all personally to offer a formal and sincere excuse for this and acknowledge that her privacy should have been protected,” said the World Book President Boris van der Vorst in a letter.
