Boxer Imane Khelif Confirmed As 'Biological Male' In Leaked Medical Report

Boxer Imane Khelif Confirmed As 'Biological Male' In Leaked Medical Report
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif remained in the news throughout the Paris Olympics 2024 campaign. Labeled as a biological man by many, Khelif went on to secure a gold medal in the women's 66kg category despite her eligibility for the competition being questioned by many. Months after the conclusion of the Paris Games, a new controversy erupted after a leaked medical report confirmed that Khelif, was in fact, a man. Even former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh reacted to the report, tagging the Olympics on social media while asking them to take the gold medal awarded to the Algerian back.

As per the leaked medal report, which French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia was able to secure, the Algerian boxer has internal testicles and XY chromosomes. The condition, as per the report, hints at a disorder called 5-alpha reductase insufficiency.





The report was said to be drafted by experts from the Kremlin-Bicetre Hospital in Paris and the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Hospital in Algiers in June 2023. In the detailed report, Khelif's biological traits, such as the existence of internal testicles and the lack of a uterus have been thoroughly described. resembling an enlarged clitorisEven an MRI report suggested the presence of a micropenis, resembling an enlarged clitoris, as reported by Redux.



This revelation, however, is nothing new as it was previously disclosed that Khelif has XY chromosomes. Back in 2023, the International Boxing Association (IBA) banned the boxer from participating in the World Championship Gold Medal fight in New Delhi.

In fact, US presidential candidate Donald Trump even used Khelif's example in an ad campaign criticising the Biden-Harris administration's gender-ad sports policy, hoping to help his case by converting the controversy into an election issue. When asked about their stance on transgender issues, Republican leaders such as Vivek Ramaswamy and JD Vance similarly stated that they would not permit men to participate in female-only sports.



In response to the gender dispute, Khelif had earlier stated that she was born a woman. “I'm a woman like any other woman. I was born as a woman, I live as a woman, and I am qualified.” She claimed that the gender controversy sparked by former US President Donald Trump, author J.K. Rowling, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk had impacted her alot. She named Rowling and Musk in a criminal complaint filed to French authorities over alleged “acts of aggravated cyber harassment”.

Reacting to report, several X users blasted Khelif, with one stating: "Now arrest him on assault charges."

"Italian boxer Angela Carini should be given the gold medal," another said.

"How didn't even reach Quarter final?" a third user wrote, while the fourth one said, "And an apology in front of a big audience by İman Khelif."

Meanwhile, Piers Morgan to responded to the release of French medical records proving that Khelif is a man.

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