Imane Khelif's Leaked Medical Report Triggers Fresh War, IOC Chief Asked To "Kneel And Apologise"
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Paris Olympics gold medal-winning boxer Imane Khelif's leaked medical report has all but confirmed that the pugilist is a "biological male".
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is once again in the news. Her 'leaked' medical report, suggesting the presence of ambiguous genitalia and secondary male characteristics has made many suggest that the pugilist is indeed a 'biological male'. A report by French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia stressed that Imane Khelif had internal testicles and an XY chromosome makeup, which hint towards a 5-alpha reductase deficiency. As the report became public, IBA President Umar Kremlev demanded apology from International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach for allowing a 'man' to compete against women in the Paris Olympic Games.
The international boxing body has been fighting a war against the IOC over Imane Khelif and boxers of similar conditions. While the IBA had banned Khelif and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-ting from participating in their events, the IOC allowed them to compete in the Olympic Games.
A leaked medical report, published in Le Correspondent, seems to have backed the findings that IBA had shared on Khelif and Yu-ting, with a war of wards between the boxing body's chief and Bach getting triggered again.
Taking a fresh swipe at Bach after the leaked medical report surfaced, IBA chief Umar Kremlev has asked his IOC counterpart to "kneel and apologise".
