The controversy surrounding Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who won the gold medal in the women’s boxing during this summer’s Paris Olympic Games, has taking a shocking new twist.
After months of speculation, a medical report has confirmed Khelif is a male, adding to growing calls that Olympic organizers willingly let a man fight against women.
According to a bombshell report from French journalist Djaffar Air Aoudia, the contents of a medical report indicated that an MRI determined “Khelif had no uterus, but instead had internal testicles and a ‘micropenis’ resembling an enlarged clitoris.”
In other words, Khelif is a biological man.
The report also noted that Khelif has XY chromosomes and testosterone levels typical of males.
The contents of this new report have stirred up renewed anger over the controversy, specifically aimed at Olympic officials who allowed a man to fight women.
Many across social media are demanding Khelif’s medal be stripped and awarded to the next best female.
“Confirmation of what some of us said at the time: Khelif is a biological man,” Piers Morgan wrote on X. “The gold medal should now be stripped and awarded to the best actual woman.”
Confirmation of what some of us said at the time: Khelif is a biological man. The gold medal should now be stripped and awarded to the best actual woman. https://t.co/iqVlqQhrwr
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 4, 2024
Megyn Kelly, the host of Sirius XM’s “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, was more blunt, saying: “As we told you – that Olympic gold medal winner is MALE.”
As we told you – that Olympic gold medal winner is MALE https://t.co/ZGep4zwpkZ
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) November 4, 2024
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova also reacted to the report and wrote that it showed “what we have been saying for months. And for calling his person a man or at least a male, we got called all kinds of names and most of all the women this male took medals and wins from. Just awful.”
The most poignant assessment of the scandal came from former collegiate swimmer and vocal advocate for women’s sports Riley Gaines, who said, “Remember the man who won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing? His medical reports show he has XY chromosomes, male testosterone levels, testicles, & a micropenis. But that never mattered—they believe that words & feelings make you woman, not biology.”
Remember the man who won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing?
His medical reports show he has XY chromosomes, male testosterone levels, testicles, & a micropenis.
But that never mattered—they believe that words & feelings make you woman, not biology.https://t.co/Ip8KLvEt6S
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) November 4, 2024
Khelif previously failed gender eligibility tests administered by the IBA, but was allowed by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) to compete against biological women in the 2024 Paris Olympics, since the Olympics’ gender eligibility standard for boxing is based merely on a fighter’s passport.