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Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif requires gender test to continue fighting

Algerian boxing champion Imane Khelif, left, is targeting a second gold medal at the 2028 Games in Los Angeles after her triumph at the Paris Olympics [File: Yahya Arhab/EPA]

Algeria’s Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening in order to participate in upcoming events, the sport’s governing body said, as it introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions.

World Boxing announced the new policy on Friday and specifically mentioned Algeria’s Khelif, who won the women’s welterweight gold at the Paris Olympics last year and prompted a gender-eligibility row.

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