The Algerian, 25, gained ladies’s welterweight gold in Paris this summer season a yr after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing gender eligibility exams.
The exams have been carried out by the Russian-led Worldwide Boxing Affiliation (IBA), who have been later stripped of their world governing physique standing by the IOC over integrity and governance points.
The IBA mentioned Khelif “failed to satisfy the eligibility standards for taking part in ladies’s competitors”.
The IBA defines a girl, feminine or woman as “a person with chromosome XX” and males, males or boys as “a person with chromosome XY”.
The IOC questioned the legitimacy and credibility of the IBA’s exams, saying they may not be relied upon.
The dispute meant the IOC was accountable for working the boxing competitors on the Paris Olympics and utilized much less stringent eligibility standards.
Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, who was additionally banned by the IBA, have been each cleared to compete on the Olympics by the IOC.
A chaotic information convention held subsequently by the IBA did little to clear the confusion round Khelif and Lin’s bans.
Chief government Chris Roberts mentioned the pair had “chromosome exams”, whereas president Umar Kremlev appeared to recommend the exams decided the fighters’ testosterone ranges.
The BBC has been unable to find out what the eligibility exams consisted of.
Khelif’s opening bout on the Olympics in opposition to Angela Carini was deserted after 46 seconds, with the Italian saying she stopped the struggle to “protect my life”.
Carini later apologised to Khelif, saying she was ‘sorry’ for the backlash the Algerian acquired after the struggle.
Talking after her Olympic victory, Khelif mentioned she had been a sufferer of “bullying” and that the IBA “hate me”.
“I’m absolutely certified to participate on this competitors. I’m a girl like every other girl,” mentioned Khelif.
“I used to be born a girl. I’ve lived as a girl. I competed as a girl – there is no such thing as a doubt about that.”
“All of the athletes who participated within the boxing match on the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 complied with the competitors’s eligibility and entry laws, along with all of the relevant medical laws enacted by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU). As with earlier Olympic boxing competitions, the gender and age of the athletes have been based mostly on their passport particulars,” the IOC added.
BBC Sport has contacted Khelif’s representatives for remark.
