Khelif appeals CAS to overturn World Boxing's genetic sex testing ban

Algerian Olympic welterweight champion Imane Khelif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn World Boxing’s decision to bar her from its competitions unless she submits to mandatory genetic sex testing, the court said Monday. Khelif filed the appeal on August 5 seeking a declaration that she is eligible to compete at the 2025 World Boxing Championships from September 4 to 14 without undergoing the test, but the court also said it had dismissed her request to suspend World Boxing’s ruling while the case is heard, leaving her unable to take part in the championships for now.

World Boxing introduced compulsory sex testing for its events in May amid a broader controversy over gender eligibility sparked by Khelif’s victory in the women’s welterweight division at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The ban followed a leaked medical report that alleged Khelif was a "biological male" and the Russian-led International Boxing Association’s decision to disqualify her from the 2023 World Championships after an unspecified gender test. The International Olympic Committee allowed Khelif to compete in Paris on the basis of her female passport after it took control of Olympic boxing...