Gender row boxer Imane Khelif told she should RETURN Olympic gold medal after controversial Paris 2024 triumph
The 26-year-old battered four girls on her way to the
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Imane Khelif won gold at the 2024 Olympics
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But the IBA - formerly known as AIBA - revealed in the middle of her controversial run they had banned her from their 2023 world championships
Russia-funded IBA - which lost it's IOC recognition in 2023 over allegations of corruption - has since been replaced by World Boxing,
And new IOC president Kirsty Coventry announced plans for a working group to safeguard the female category.
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been ordered to return her meal - though it seems likely she will be refused the chance to defend in 2028 - leaving IBA boss Umar Kremlev fuming.
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The 46-year-old told SunSport: 'No, I am not satisfied.
'I truly believe that a medal should be truly deserved. We must protect athletes and give them the best conditions
'I am here for truth, transparency and openness. And now the truth has been revealed
'There should be no unfair fights in boxing and the international federations should take care of their athletes.
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'So the medal should be returned to the real owner, the real female owner.'
And - in a shot directed at the IOC - Kremlev added: 'Everything that is earned in the Olympics should be shared with the athletes.
Trump rips into boxer Imane Khelif about controversial Olympics win against Angela Carini
'They should get prize money and medals made of the real precious metals they are supposed to represent.
'Why, when the Olympics Games come around, do the IOC administrators stay in five-star hotels, eat in fancy restaurants and sometimes travel on private jets - while the athletes all share a little village?
'It's crazy and it's bulls*** because it is the athletes - and their lifetime of dedication - that make the event and get the sponsorship and the broadcasts.
'They should fly home on private jets, with real medals.'
Khelif has always denied being a biological male and even named JK Rowling and Elon Musk
An IOC spokesperson also told Sun Sport in the past: "The IOC has always made it clear that eligibility criteria are the responsibility of the respective International Federation.
"The factors that matter to sports performance are unique to each sport, discipline, and/or event.
"We await the full details how sex testing will be implemented in a safe, fair and legally enforceable way."
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Khelif has faced calls to return her gold medal
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