Tue Nov 05 22:13:59 UTC 2024: ## IBA Demands IOC Apology After Leaked Report Raises Questions About Algerian Boxer’s Gender
**Paris, France** – The International Boxing Association (IBA) has launched a scathing attack on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) following the publication of a leaked medical report on Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. The report, published in French magazine Le Correspondant, claims Khelif, who won a gold medal at the recent Paris Olympics, possesses biological characteristics more consistent with a male than a female.
The report, accessed by journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia, reveals that Khelif has internal testicles and XY chromosomes, potentially indicating a genetic condition known as 5-alpha reductase deficiency. This revelation has fueled the ongoing conflict between the IBA and the IOC, which reached a boiling point when the IOC overruled the IBA’s decision to bar Khelif from the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi.
IBA President Umar Kremlev has demanded a formal apology from IOC President Thomas Bach, accusing the IOC of violating sports rules and “putting a man against a woman” in the Olympic Games. Kremlev further blamed Bach for personally lobbying for Khelif’s participation and demanded an apology to the “boxing community and to those girls who have been beaten and abused.”
This latest development intensifies the already tense relationship between the two organizations, with the IBA accusing the IOC of undermining fair play and gender equality in boxing. The IOC has yet to respond to the IBA’s demands, but the controversy surrounding Khelif’s participation is likely to have significant repercussions on the future of boxing within the Olympic movement.
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