The Algerian, 25, gained ladies’s welterweight gold in Paris on the Paris Olympics, a 12 months after being disqualified from the World Championships for reportedly failing gender eligibility exams.
The exams had been carried out by the Russian-led IBA, who had been later stripped of their world governing physique standing by the IOC over integrity and governance points.
On the time the IBA mentioned Khelif “failed to satisfy the eligibility standards for collaborating in ladies’s competitors”.
The IOC questioned the legitimacy and credibility of the IBA’s exams, saying they might not be relied upon.
The IOC was chargeable for operating the boxing competitors on the Paris Olympics.
Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, who was additionally banned by the IBA, had been each cleared to compete on the Olympics by the IOC.
The pair’s gold medals overshadowed boxing at Paris and attracted scrutiny and criticism from world wide.
Khelif mentioned her staff was now reviewing the state of affairs and would take authorized motion to guard her rights.
The IOC has mentioned the IBA assertion was “simply one other instance of the IBA’s marketing campaign towards the IOC”.
Switzerland’s Lawyer Basic’s workplace confirmed it had obtained the IBA’s criticism.
