A leaked medical report has raised questions about the gender identity of Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who recently won an Olympic gold medal.
In an unexpected development, a leaked medical report has raised questions about the gender identity of Imane Khelif, the Algerian fighter who recently won gold in women’s boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The document, obtained by French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia, states that Khelif has XY chromosomes and internal testicles, which may indicate a condition known as 5-alpha reductase insufficiency.
The study was written in June 2023 by specialists from the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Hospital in Algiers and the Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital in Paris. The biological characteristics of Khelif are described in the study, including the absence of a uterus and the presence of internal testicles. According to Redux, an MRI also showed the presence of a micropenis.
However, this information is not new because Khelif’s XY chromosomes were already revealed. The fighter was prohibited by the International Boxing Association (IBA) from competing in the World Championship Gold Medal bout in New Delhi back in 2023.
Massive outrage over Imane Khelif’s leaked medical report
Several X users attacked Khelif in response to the story; one said, “Now arrest him on assault charges.”
Another stated, “The gold medal should go to Italian boxer Angela Carini.”
“How did it not even make it to the quarterfinals?” The fourth user added, “And an apology in front of a big audience by İman Khelif.” A third person wrote the same thing.
In the meantime, Piers Morgan reacted to the disclosure of French medical records, demonstrating Khelif’s masculinity.
