Gold Medalist /imane khelif Exposed as Male Before Paris Olympics!

The controversy regarding the gender of the Algerian boxer and the winner of the gold medal for Paris Olympics,imane khelif, is once again on, which was fueled by a latest medical report.

By Palak Pathak Updated: Nov 5, 2024, 14:53 IST

Algerian Boxer imane khelif Gender Confirmed as Male

A controversy relating to the Algerian female boxer imane khelif, who won gold in the Paris 2024 Olympics, has come to light again through a scandalous new medical report stating that Khelif appears to be female but apparently has male biological characteristics. The characteristic is said to have sparked wide-scale questionability regarding her eligibility for women's boxing and so has initiated the debate.

Medical Report Claims Male Characteristics

The report indicates that imane khelif has inbuilt testes and carries XY chromosomes, the common male biology characteristic. The findings also suggest a condition known as 5-alpha reductase deficiency, which affects sexual development. During the Olympics, several female boxers competing against Khelif reportedly hinted at her having male characteristics.

Questions Raised in Previous Reports

For the second year running, Khelif's gender has come under some form of examination. In the past, a year ago, experts from Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital in Paris had documented biological indicators, including internal testes and the non-existence of a uterus. As Redux further pointed out, an MRI had also exposed the micropenis. All these factors are giving the debate over her existence in competitive women's boxing further depth.

Likely Course of Action with Possible Implications

If such is true, it shall lead the situation into bad consequences concerning Khelif's career. But surely, this will reveal soon what happens next on how this develops. He once was put in a case when he experienced such last year when International Boxing Association gave him an order on holding ban based on some related issues regarding gender issues with him."

The newest update Khelif still chooses to stay silent regarding

imane khelif has said nothing recent on the latest controversy surrounding her. In the past, she has justified herself as just like any other woman athlete. The medical reports are however contradictory to that earlier defense. Her career is therefore facing a daunting test since it is subjected to a re-examination.

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