2024-08-01 15:56:18
Imane is a cis woman and has never been male. She has an Algerian passport that identifies her as a woman. Algeria doesn't legally recognize trans people. She has talked about how she was not allowed to box as a child because her father did not approve of boxing for girls. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(43-0-16) Author
2024-08-01 15:59:16
She is biologically, intersexual. More of a woman, but with a rare biological condition regarding cromosomes and testosterone. Also she comes from Argelia, a muslim country. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-3-23) Author
2024-08-01 16:09:02
NNN - According to the president of the International Boxing Association, Imane Khelif showed X and Y chromosomes in a DNA test, which is indicative of being a biological male. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(11-0-52) Author
2024-08-01 16:18:18
Imane Khelif is biologically a woman, so she is not trans. Her physical differences are due to her genetics. She has been participating in women's competitions since she was 13 years old and was defeated by a woman in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(86-1-14) Author
2024-08-01 16:55:12
Imane Khelif is not a transgender woman; In Algeria, transitioning is not legally allowed and is strongly prohibited by law, as it is a conservative Islamic country. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(68-4-50) Author
2024-08-01 17:06:30
Imane Khelif was born as a woman, and she never defined herself as transgender. Women can have high level of testosterone and chromosome XY do no define itself if a person it's male or female [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(94-0-17) Author
2024-08-01 17:09:20
A reminder that the IBA is not a governing body in Olympic Boxing. "All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations.” Source: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-6) Author
2024-08-01 17:13:01
The athlete in question is biologically male. He identifies as female but chomosomally is male, hence the controversy over a male boxer being permitted to compete with biological females. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(6-1-45) Author
2024-08-01 19:49:17
Imane Khelif was born a woman. The IBA, unrecognised by the IOC, revoked their accusation that she had XY chromosomes after revealing they had never tested for it. She had higher-than-average testosterone levels, which is normal for women athletes. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(82-0-3) Author
2024-08-01 20:40:02
The Olympics & IOC have clarified that the boxer in question is female. The IBA, which is banned from the Olympics due to lack of transparency, never stated the boxer had XY chromosomes. In fact, they never disclosed the reasoning for the disqualification from IBA matches. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(44-0-4) Author