Is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif a transgender woman who was really born male?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Imane Khelif is a transgender woman!
Some people are claiming or suggesting that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is a transgender woman who was really born male!
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Truth : Imane Khelif was born female, and is not transgender!
This is yet another example of fake news circulating on social media, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Imane Khelif is not transgender
Let me start by simply pointing out that Imane Khelif is a woman, and is not transgender. Neither does she identify as intersex.
Khelif reportedly has a variation in her sex traits, also known as differences of sexual development (DSDs). People with DSDs have genitalia, reproductive organs, and sexual characteristics that are “mismatched” with their genetics.
For example, someone with DSD may have male XY chromosomes, but have female characteristics, and even female genitals. On the other hand, a person with DSD may be born with female XX chromosomes and a penis.
Regardless of whether Imane Khelif should be considered male or female for the purpose of any competition, she is most definitely not a transgender woman, which is defined as someone who was born male, but transitions into a woman later in life. That is certainly not the case with Khelif.
As Mark Adams, chief spokesperson for the IOC said on Friday, August 2, “This is not a transgender case. There has been some confusion that somehow it’s a man fighting a woman. This is just not the case, scientifically.”
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Fact #2 : Imane Khelif was born female
Mark Adams also pointed out that Imane Khelif was born female, was registered as a female, and lived her life as a female:
The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport.
The question you have to ask yourself is, are these athletes women? The answer is yes, according to their eligibility, their passport, their history.
In fact, her childhood photos show that Imane Khelif was brought up as female.
I should also point out that none of those who accused her of being born male (and not a female with differences of sexual development), ever provided any evidence.
Fact #3 : Imane Khelif was tested + competed as a woman for many years
This controversy erupted during the 2024 Paris Olympics when Italy’s Angela Carini stopped fighting against Imane Khelif after 46 seconds on Thursday, 1 August 2024. Carini told reporters after the match that, “a punch hurt too much, and so I said enough“.
That ignited a firestorm of accusations of bias, as well as misinformation, over Khelif’s eligibility to compete as a woman, together with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, because they were both disqualified from the International Boxing Association’s 2023 world championships because they allegedly have XY chromosomes.
However, both Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were tested and have competed as women for many years, as the International Olympic Committee pointed out in its statement. To date, the IBA has not released the 2022 or 2023 test results.
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Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who was also suddenly disqualified in 2023 IBA World Championships
Fact #4 : Imane Khelif won silver in 2022 IBA World Championships
In fact, Khelif actually won the silver medal in the 2022 IBA World Championships, after undergoing tests and meeting its eligibility requirements
On top of that, both Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were allowed to compete in the 2023 IBA World Championships, after the IBA chose not to disqualify them in 2022 based on the same results (source: IBA minutes).
Mr. Yerolimpos confirmed that similar testing was conducted by a different independent laboratory with the same athletes at the previous edition of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul, Turkey in 2022. However, the results were received only upon conclusion of the event, hence the athletes were not disqualified back then.
Even though the IBA had apparently decided that the 2022 test results should disqualify Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, they were both allowed to participate in the 2023 world championships. They were not disqualified until Khelif defeated Azalia Amineva – a previous unbeaten Russian boxer.
According to IBA’s own minutes, the decision to disqualify Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO, with the board only ratifying it after the fact.
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Fact #5 : Angela Carini apologised to Imane Khelif
Many people have claimed or suggested that Angela Carini was upset at fighting a biological male, because she ignored Imane Khelif’s attempt to shake her hand at the end of the match. That’s not true, as she explained.
Carini told Italian media on Friday, 2 August, that she would like to apologise to Imane Khelif for not shaking her hand after the match, and give her a hug. She also said the controversy made her sad.
All the controversy made me sad and I’m sorry for my opponent too. It’s nothing to do with her. She was here like me to fight. It wasn’t on purpose, and I apologise to her and everyone.
I was angry because my Olympics had just gone up in smoke but I’ve nothing against Imane Khelif. On the contrary, if I saw her again, I’d give her a hug.
If Angela Carini herself is not upset at losing to Imane Khelif, why should anyone else be upset “on her behalf”?
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