The president of IBA requires that the Olympic gold medal of Imane Khelif will be stripped

The President of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Kremlev, asks that Algerian boxer The Olympic gold medal of Imane Khelif is stripped of the aim of reaching “transparency and opening”.

Khelif won a gold boxing medal in female boxing at 2024 Olympics of Paris Under a meticulous examination of the IBA, which was decompensated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2023 in the concerns concerning the governance of the organization, financial dependence on the Russian state society Gazprom and the integrity of the fighting.

Imane Khelif of Algeria, on the left, fights Liu Yang de China during the female gold medal match at the Paris Games 2024. (Sebastian Kahnert / Picture Alliance via Getty Images)

Khelif has already been disqualified from IBA for failing an eligibility test between the sexes. Kremlev said at the time that the results of unpublished DNA tests showed that Khelif had XY chromosomes.

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The IOC defended the results of the Paris Games, declaring that Khelif and another boxer facing problems of eligibility between the sexes were the victims of a “sudden and arbitrary decision of IBA”. Khelif also publicly denied being transgender.

In February, global boxing was temporarily recognized by the IOC as the director of sport – a decision that has given way to the organization to announce later New eligibility policy between sexes This forces athletes to undergo compulsory sexual tests.

The change of policy occurs while the United States is preparing to host the 2028 summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. However, for Kremlev, the possibility of missing Khelif’s international competition is not enough. In an interview The sun, He called for the revocation of the boxer’s gold medal.

The gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the final of women’s boxing of women of 66 kg during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 9, 2024. (Mohd Rasfan / AFP via Getty Images)

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“I really believe that a medal should be really deserved. We have to protect athletes and give them the best conditions,” he said. “I am here for the truth, transparency and openness. And now the truth has been revealed.

“There should be no unfair fighting in boxing and international federations should take care of their athletes.”

Khelif did not participate in an international boxing tournament in the Netherlands last month after omitting to register in time before the requests are closed.

Kremlev’s comments follow a daring statement from the new president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, who said last month that there had been “crushing support” to protect the sports categories of women.

The president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, speaks during the presidential transfer ceremony of the International Olympic Committee at the Olympic House on June 23, 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Harold Cunningham / Getty Images)

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“We understand that there will be differences according to sport … But it was very clear of the members that we must protect the female category, above all to ensure equity,” said Coventry.

“But we must do it with a scientific approach and the inclusion of international federations which have already done a lot of work in this area.”

Jackson Thompson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.

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