Her doctor revealed her gender... Is Imane Khelif, who left her mark on the Olympics, a woman or a man?

Dr. Gerasimos Filippatos, former chair of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Medical Committee, has definitively confirmed that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who competed in and won a gold medal in boxing at the Paris Summer Olympics, is not biologically female.

Furthermore, criticizing the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for relying on passports to determine a person's gender, Filippatos stated, "Medicine is knowledge, not an opinion. A passport might give us the opportunity to be male, and tomorrow when I return to Athens, I could go to my state and change my name from Ioannis to Ioannia. Does that mean I will be a woman tomorrow? Please. Nature and the biological world do not change."

Filippatos's statements regarding Khelif were supported by DNA tests conducted during the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships held in New Delhi and a previous test conducted in Turkey in May 2022. Both DNA tests revealed that Khelif possesses male chromosomes (XY).

It has emerged that during the competitions, Khelif was reported by other boxers and coaches, which led to DNA tests being conducted. Despite this, the Algerian Olympic Committee refused to allow the results of the tests to be disclosed.

"If athletes want to prove that they were born as women, they have to do it themselves. However, Khelif did not do that," said Filippatos, pointing out that despite all this, Khelif defeated her opponents at the Olympics without any difficulty.

Evaluating public documents and reviewing test results, award-winning sports writer Abrahamson of 3 Wire Sports suggested that the IBA has acted more transparently than the International Olympic Committee.

Meanwhile, IOC President Thomas Bach responded to the IBA's concerns regarding the athletes with the following words: “We have two boxers who were born as women. They have been raised as women. They have passports as women. They have competed as women for many years. This is the clear definition of a woman. There has never been any doubt about them being women.”

What we are seeing now is that some want to claim the definition of who is a woman, and I can only invite them to find a new, science-based definition of who is a woman; and how can someone who was born, raised, competed, and holds a passport as a woman not be accepted as a woman?

Khelif has never publicly identified as transgender. Cases of athletes who, like the Algerian boxer, possess XY chromosomes and male gonads but were raised as females have frequently come to the fore in Olympic history.

Abrahamson highlighted the June 5, 2023, letter sent by the IBA to the IOC, which details the results of DNA tests that photographically revealed XY chromosomes. The laboratory reports from New Delhi state the following for Khelif: "Chromosomal analysis reveals a male karyotype."

Abrahamson also reviewed public documents regarding the IBA's disqualification decision. While the IOC claims that both athletes were disqualified "without due process," Abrahamson noted that the Algerian ambassador was present at the Board Meeting on March 25, 2023, and was "invited to present Algeria's position and requested a second opinion on the matter."

Abrahamson also reviewed public documents regarding the IBA's disqualification decision. While the IOC claims that both athletes were disqualified "without due process," Abrahamson noted that the Algerian ambassador was present at the Board Meeting on March 25, 2023, and was "invited to present Algeria's position and requested a second opinion on the matter."

Khelif had initially filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport but later withdrew the case; this led many to wonder why the Algerian boxer was unwilling to provide additional tests or testimony to overturn the disqualification decision.