The Algerian was stopped at the beginning of June from boxing in a competition in the Netherlands. The International Boxing Federation World Boxing (WB) then decided that Khelif is not allowed to box in any competition sanctioned by WB until she has undergone a gender test.
This decision has now been appealed by Khelif to Cas, the sports arbitration court. She wants the decision to be declared invalid and to be able to compete in the upcoming World Championship on September 4-14 without having undergone a gender test.
Khelif also wanted to be able to compete while waiting for the case to be processed and in that way be able to participate in the World Championship, but that request was rejected by Cas on Monday.
Khelif won Olympic Games gold in her weight class last year, but became, along with Lin Yu-Ting, Taiwan, the target of a heated debate about gender affiliation during the Games in Paris.
The duo was disqualified from the World Championship 2023 because they did not pass gender tests performed by the scandal-ridden International Boxing Federation (Iba). The International Olympic Committee (IOK) allowed the boxers to compete in the Olympic Games and meant that Iba's gender tests were not valid. IOK has now cut all ties with the corruption-accused Iba.
Lin Yu-Ting has accepted to do a gender test before the boxing World Championship in Liverpool.
