Gender controversy swirls around Olympic gold medalist after new report sheds light on medical tests

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Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in another gender controversy over the weekend after World Boxing declared that the athlete would be unable to compete until a sex test was completed.

3 Wire Sports, citing medical documents from chromosome tests given by the International Boxing Association (IBA) before the 2022 and 2023 world championships, reported that Khelif’s DNA showed "markers with male karyotypes." 

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Gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's 66kg final boxing category during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on Aug. 9, 2024. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)

"Chromosome analysis reveals Male karyotype. No numerical or chromosomal anomalies detected at 450-550 banding resolution," a screenshot of the document on 3 Wire Sports read. The test was at an accredited lab in New Delhi, called Dr. Lal PathLabs, before the boxing championships.

Fox News Digital reached out to World Boxing, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Algerian Olympic Committee and reps for Khelif for comment.

Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 championships before a gold medal bout over gender eligibility issues. IBA President Umar Kremlev released a statement to Russia’s TASS Agency about why Khelif was disqualified.

"Based on DNA tests, we identified a number of athletes who tried to trick their colleagues into posing as women. According to the results of the tests, it was proved that they have XY chromosomes.