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IBA Confirms Boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting Are Biologically Male, Possess XY Chromosomes

Aug 5, 2024, 01:36 PM

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has confirmed that boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting are biologically male, despite their passports indicating otherwise. This announcement follows the boxers failing two medical tests, which revealed they possess male XY chromosomes. Dr. Ioannis Filippatos, an IBA medical official, criticized the current Olympic gender policy, emphasizing that biological knowledge should guide gender classification in sports. Filippatos stated, 'Medicine is knowledge, it is not opinion,' and called for the protection of women's categories in sports. The IBA noted that passports can be changed, and stressed the need to protect women in sports.