Former world boxing champion Grigory Drozd believes that the Algerian Iman Khelif should be disqualified and stripped of her Olympic gold medal if it is proven that she has the XY chromosome.
Khelif won gold in the women’s boxing competition at the Paris Games. The Correspondent published a medical report according to which the athlete lacked a uterus and ovaries, as well as the presence of testicles in the inguinal canal and a “micropenis”.
– We have to learn the rules. I wouldn’t be surprised, but it seems to me that there are no rules allowing men and women to compete for medals. If there is official medical evidence proving that Khelif is male, disqualification and deprivation of the medal should follow. It turns out that Khelif fooled everyone, including the IOC and his rivals. If the French journalist’s data is confirmed, an investigation is necessary.
I don’t know how the system of admission to competitions works, what documents the Algerian athlete provided. It is obvious that changes are overdue so that everyone clearly understands the decisions of each athlete and that there are no surprises in the future. Someone missed something here. Whether this was intentional or not, I don’t know. But changes are needed so that such things do not happen again,” Drozd told Metaratings.ru.
In 2023, the International Boxing Association (IBA) suspended Khelif from the World Championships in India for failing to meet eligibility criteria. Following a gender test, it was proven that she has XY chromosomes. The IOC admitted her to women’s competitions in 2024.
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