Olympic boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over male chromosomes claims
- Algerian took gold in Paris amid huge controversy
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Imane Khelif, the boxer who won Olympic gold amid a gender eligibility row, is taking legal action over media reports allegedly detailing her leaked medical records, the International Olympic Committee has said. Reports published in France this week claimed the 25-year-old has XY (male) chromosomes.
The boxer took gold in the women’s welterweight competition at this summer’s Games in Paris in what became a huge controversy after the International Boxing Association said the Algerian had been disqualified from last year’s world championships for failing gender eligibility criteria.
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