New scandal with Aine Khelif and the trials to show that she is a woman: “We regret it”

Imane Khelif26 years old and current Olympic champion of -66 kg, will not finally take part in the nearby Eindhoven Boxing Cup (Netherlands) After the recent announcement of World Boxing (WB) About the obligation of sex tests for all fighters.

“The decision to exclude Imane is not ours. We regret it,” said the communication director of the contest at The Agency Associated Press, Dirk renders. Khelif plans to return to the international competition in Eindhoven, but WB’s new policy has changed the situation. For more ‘INRI, the agency then specifically mentioned Khelif, indicating that he had to undergo gender tests to have a green light in any future contest, including the Eindhoven Boxing Cup.

The mayor of Eindhoven, JEROEN DIJSSELBLOEMThe decision of the world boxing was criticized. “As we remember, all athletes are welcome to Eindhoven. Exclude them based on the controversial ‘gender trials’ certainly do not adapt to that,” Dijssselbloem said in a letter addressed to Dutch and international boxing federations.

“Now we are announcing our disagreement with this decision and ask the organization to admit Imane Khelif after all,” Dijsselbloem said. Khelif won gold in Paris Games, like Taiwanese Lin yu-tingThe same looks like magnifying glass in this gender controversy.

The past governing the body of Olympic boxing, the International Boxing Association (Other)dominated by RussiaHe does not qualify both warriors from their 2023 World Cups After claiming that he did not pass the unpaid evidence of qualitation. However, others were evicted after decades of irregularities and controversies.

She is International Olympic Committee (IOC) He organized the last two boxing Olympic tournaments instead and applied the Rules to fit for sex used in previous games: Khelif and Lin were eligible to compete under those standards.

Since then, World Boxing has been approved as a boxing organizer in Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and have had the harassment of boxers and their federations to promote the criteria for sexual fitness. Its president, Boris van der vorstApologies after Khelif was indicated by the announcement of the governing body last week.

Khelif plans to defend his gold medal in wélter in Los Angeles Games 2028But some boxers and their federations spoke against their marriage.

Khelif won gold at the Eindhoven event last year, defeating Australian Marissa Williamson-Pohlman Finally, in what a preamble of the Paris Games. Algerian has also competed in Tokyo 2021 Games In the Lightweight Division, defeated in the quarterfinals before the final gold medal, the Irish Kellie Harrington.