Gender row Olympic champion Imane Khelif skips tournament days after World Boxing announce mandatory sex testing

IMANE KHELIF will SKIP the Eindhoven Box Cup just a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.

The Algerian, along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting, was the focal point of an explosive gender row that dominated the 2024 Olympics in Paris last summer.

AFPOlympic champion Imane Khelif will skip the Eindhoven Box Cup[/caption]

Khelif fought at the Games 18 months after being banned from competing at the Women’s World Championships for allegedly failing a gender eligibility test.