Russia spreads fake news that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is transgender

The second photo shows Umar Kremlin, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), next to Putin. It is the IBA that is spreading the misinformation that Khelif is biologically male. Gender reassignment is illegal in Algeria.

Umar Kremlinov posted on his channel that DNA tests "proved" that the athlete "had XY chromosomes, so she was excluded from the sports competitions" in 2023. Khelif was disqualified after she defeated Russian boxer Azalia Amineva.

However, the test results were never made public. At the same time, the IBA was stripped of its Olympic status due to corruption, so the charges against the athlete were automatically dropped.

The IOC never received specifics from the IBA about the tests that allegedly prove that Khelif is transgender. There is currently no clear evidence to show that the athlete has changed gender.

Khelif is not invincible: she has 9 defeats against female opponents.

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