Imane Khelif has internal testicles and XY chromosomes: Leaked medical report
A leaked medical report disclosed that Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who won the gold medal in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics 2024, is a male. According to data, which is in possession of French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia, Khelif has been suffering from a disorder called 5-alpha reductase insufficiency. The leaked report stated that Khelif has internal testicles and XY chromosomes. The report, however, was not new, nor was the revelation. The Kremlin-Bicetre Hospital in Paris and the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Hospital in Algiers drafted the report in June 2023. The report stated the existence of internal testicles and the lack of a uterus in Khelif’s body. Additionally, an MRI revealed the presence of a micropenis, as reported by Redux. In 2023, the International Boxing Association (IBA) banned Khelif from participating in the World Championship gold medal bout in New Delhi after a failed medical test. Controversy broke out at the Paris Olympics earlier this year when Italian boxer Angela Carini refused to continue her fight against Khelif after just 46 seconds of …
