Remember the two boxers, Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, who both won gold in the welterweight and featherweight categories respectively at the 2024 Olympic Games but were at the center of a gender-eligibility dispute?
Even after her gold medal victory, Khelif steadfastly maintained: "I am fully qualified to take part in this competition – I am a woman".
Well, in May, the sports governing body World Boxing introduced a mandatory rule that states any boxer wishing to compete in the female category at World Boxing events – including the World Championships, which starts September 04-14 in Liverpool, UK – must undertake a gene-test.
The Algerian boxing champ had then lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration (CAS) last month to determine whether World Boxing are legally allowed to insist she would have to take an SRY gene test which is a non-evasive cheek swab or blood test that can detect the presence of the Y chromosome which determines male characteristics.
It was reported that CAS on Monday dismissed Khelif's request to suspend the World Boxing decision until the case was heard. Yet, she was not registered for the said competition and Algeria will send an alternate welterweight rather than the Olympic gold medallist.
In the meantime, Tseng Tzu-chiang, Lin's coach last week said she would enter, comply with the rules and compete. And yet, she has also not been entered for the same tournament and the final opportunity to enter a boxer has already passed.
And here's the clincher: Neither Khelif nor Lin had provided World Boxing, with that test. According to Sky Sports.
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