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Details of Imane Khelif's failed 'sex test' revealed as IBA president calls for Olympic gold to be stripped
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal at Paris Olympics 2024 despite failing a 'sex test' in 2023. Now the International Boxing Association president has revealed the details of the failed test. read more Imane Khelif continues to be at the center of the gender eligibility storm in boxing. Image: Reuters International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev has finally revealed the details of why Olympic champion Imane Khelif of Algeria was disqualified from the 2023 World Championships in New Delhi ahead of a gold medal bout. Khelif, who won the women's 66 kg gold medal controversially at the Paris Olympics 2024, was disqualified before her final match against China's Yang Liu in 2023 after failing the gender eligibility Test. Besides, Khelif, Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, was also disqualified during the New Delhi event. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Lin Yu-ting also won the featherweight gold medal at the Paris Games, as both boxers were allowed to compete under International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisions, which state that gender is determined based on the sex assigned at birth. Meanwhile, the IBA was suspended by the IOC in 2023 as the world governing body of the sport. 'Khelif's tests showed XY chromosomes' Nonetheless, this has not stopped IBA president Umar Kremlev from taking potshots at Khelif and the IOC as he has demanded the international body strip the Algerian boxer of her Olympic gold medal. Kremlev said that Khelif failed gender tests in both 2022 and 2023. Kremlev has revealed that the two 'sex tests' conducted on Khelif during the 2022 World Championships showed 'abnormal' results. 'It was the first time we had encountered a situation like this, so we felt it was necessary to conduct a second round of testing to be absolutely sure before making such a serious decision,' he told the Daily Mail. He added that the results for the second Test, 12 months later in New Delhi, were the same. 'Both tests showed XY chromosomes. That does not meet the eligibility requirements for female boxing. After that, the athletes were disqualified, and of course, we informed the IOC about the situation.' Kremlev said that Khelif should 'be made to return the Olympic medal from Paris.' Meanwhile, Khelif has already clarified publicly that despite US President Donald Trump's executive orders barring transgender women from competing in the female categories of sports in the country. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Mint
4 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Gold prices today in your city: Check prices in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata on June 24
Gold, silver prices in your city, June 24: Gold prices are facing fresh downward pressure after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire in the Iran-Israel conflict, leading to a decline in demand for traditional safe-haven assets. As geopolitical tensions subside, market focus is returning to underlying fundamentals, which at present provide limited support for further gains in gold. Experts believe that gold and silver serve as safe-haven assets that cautious investors can rely on to protect their portfolios. In the last two decades, gold prices have surged by an astounding 1,200 per cent, rising from ₹ 7,638 in 2005 to over ₹ 1,00,000 by June 2025, while posting positive returns in 16 years. So far in 2025, gold has climbed 31 per cent, consistently hitting record highs and reinforcing its status as one of the year's best-performing assets and a dependable hedge. Silver, too, has demonstrated strength, maintaining levels above ₹ 1 lakh per kilogram for the past three weeks. Between 2005 and 2025, silver prices have appreciated by a robust 668.84 per cent. The MCX gold index was at ₹ 98,807/10 gm at 10.20 am on June 24, the official website showed. Meanwhile, MCX silver prices were at ₹ 1,05,934/kg, it showed. Further, 24-carat gold was priced at ₹ 99,250/10 gm, according to data on the Indian Bullion Association (IBA) at 10.20 am on June 23. Further, 22-carat gold was priced at ₹ 90,979/10 gms. Silver prices today are at ₹ 1,06,980/kg (Silver 999 Fine), as per the IBA website. So, check here gold and silver prices in your city today on June 23 — Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. Notably, for retail customers, jewellers may add making charges, taxes and GST to the bill, which could hike the final price for you. • MCX Gold rate in Mumbai — ₹ 99,870/10 gm. • MCX Silver 999 rate in Mumbai — ₹ 1,09,000/kg. • MCX Gold rate in New Delhi — ₹ 1,00,020/10 gm. • MCX Silver 999 rate in New Delhi — ₹ 1,09,000/kg. • MCX Gold rate in Kolkata — ₹ 99,870/10 gm. • MCX Silver 999 rate in Kolkata — ₹ 1,09,000/kg. • MCX Gold rate in Bengaluru — ₹ 99,870/10 gm. • MCX Silver 999 rate in Bengaluru — ₹ 1,09,000/kg. • MCX Gold rate in Hyderabad — ₹ 99,870/10 gm. • MCX Silver 999 rate in Hyderabad — ₹ 1,09,000/kg. • MCX Gold rate in Chennai — ₹ 99,870/10 gm. • MCX Silver 999 rate in Chennai — ₹ 1,09,000/kg. Disclaimer: The views and recommendations made above are those of individual analysts or broking companies, and not of Mint. We advise investors to check with certified experts before making any investment decisions.
Business Recorder
4 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Lawyers to observe strike today: IBA condemns US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) on Monday, strongly condemned the US-led attack on Iran's nuclear sites. In this regard, the legal community announced to observe a strike on Tuesday (today). Condemning the attacks on the nuclear facilities, the Islamabad legal fraternity said that the attacks were orchestrated at the behest of the illegitimate Israeli state. In a statement issued by the IBA, Chauhary Naeem Gujjar Advocate, President of the association said that this egregious act constitutes a blatant violation of Iran's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and Iran reserves the right to respond accordingly. He stated that the IBA firmly believed that such aggression directly contravened the principles of the UN Charter. He added that it also highlighted that Israel's presence constituted a grave menace to international peace and stability. Gujjar maintained that the IBA urged the international community, particularly the United Nations, to intervene and facilitate a peaceful resolution to this escalating conflict. He continued that the IBA stands in solidarity with the Iranian government and people during this trying time. He also announced that as a token of support, they would observe a complete strike on Tuesday i.e. June 24. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
The Star
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Star
Boxing-Kremlev says Olympics will be just for kids if IBA stays excluded
FILE PHOTO: International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev speaks during the opening ceremony of Women's World Boxing Championships at Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium in New Delhi, India, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) -Olympic boxing will become just a youth tournament if the International Boxing Association stays excluded as a governing body, IBA president Umar Kremlev said on Monday. The Russian told Reuters through a translator that the IBA, suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2019 and stripped of recognition in 2023, was heading into a 'golden era' of its own. "For the boxers it will be important to participate in the world championships and the IBA tournaments. The Olympics will be for the children. It's children's sport," he said via a Zoom call. "It's like football and the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. "The Olympic games are not developing the sport itself while the International Federation does. "The most important tournaments should be IBA tournaments including world championships as a pinnacle and Olympic tournaments should be in parallel just for the youth generation, for kids." Speaking on the day former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry took the helm of the IOC from Thomas Bach, Kremlev spoke of the German in derogatory terms and offered no conciliatory words to either. He said future IOC presidents should be elected by countries rather than individual IOC members and Coventry should "leave no trace of Bach". Kremlev has history in attacking the IOC and Bach, doing so at the Paris Games in a long and rambling press conference last August that drew a withering response from the Olympic organisation. "If you ever needed any evidence at all that the IBA is unfit to run boxing just look at the key members of the IBA who took part in that travesty," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said at the time. Kremlev also repeated a call for Olympic athletes to be paid prize money. Kremlev heaped scorn on World Boxing, the body created in 2023 that now has more than 100 members and is set to organise the 2028 tournament after the last two were run by the IOC. "Nobody should compare this particular organization with the IBA because the IBA is a huge elephant and this organization is a fly, a small insect who doesn't live," said the Russian. The boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Games was run by the IOC after it stripped the IBA of recognition for failing to implement reforms on governance and finance. The IBA decided anyway to award prize money to boxers competing in Paris. Kremlev said more details about the IBA's future plans would come at a press conference in Istanbul on July 2. He also gave an update on legal action, threatened in February, against the IOC for allowing Algerian gold medallist Imane Khelif to compete in the women's tournament at the Paris Games in a gender-eligibility row. Kremlev said the IBA's legal team was still looking into the matter but would be taking it to civil courts and not the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Christian Radnedge)
Straits Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Boxing-Kremlev says Olympics will be just for kids if IBA stays excluded
FILE PHOTO: International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev speaks during the opening ceremony of Women's World Boxing Championships at Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium in New Delhi, India, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo Boxing-Kremlev says Olympics will be just for kids if IBA stays excluded LONDON - Olympic boxing will become just a youth tournament if the International Boxing Association stays excluded as a governing body, IBA president Umar Kremlev said on Monday. The Russian told Reuters through a translator that the IBA, suspended by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2019 and stripped of recognition in 2023, was heading into a 'golden era' of its own. "For the boxers it will be important to participate in the world championships and the IBA tournaments. The Olympics will be for the children. It's children's sport," he said via a Zoom call. "It's like football and the FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. "The Olympic games are not developing the sport itself while the International Federation does. "The most important tournaments should be IBA tournaments including world championships as a pinnacle and Olympic tournaments should be in parallel just for the youth generation, for kids." Speaking on the day former Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry took the helm of the IOC from Thomas Bach, Kremlev spoke of the German in derogatory terms and offered no conciliatory words to either. He said future IOC presidents should be elected by countries rather than individual IOC members and Coventry should "leave no trace of Bach". Kremlev has history in attacking the IOC and Bach, doing so at the Paris Games in a long and rambling press conference last August that drew a withering response from the Olympic organisation. "If you ever needed any evidence at all that the IBA is unfit to run boxing just look at the key members of the IBA who took part in that travesty," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said at the time. Kremlev also repeated a call for Olympic athletes to be paid prize money. Kremlev heaped scorn on World Boxing, the body created in 2023 that now has more than 100 members and is set to organise the 2028 tournament after the last two were run by the IOC. "Nobody should compare this particular organization with the IBA because the IBA is a huge elephant and this organization is a fly, a small insect who doesn't live," said the Russian. The boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Games was run by the IOC after it stripped the IBA of recognition for failing to implement reforms on governance and finance. The IBA decided anyway to award prize money to boxers competing in Paris. Kremlev said more details about the IBA's future plans would come at a press conference in Istanbul on July 2. He also gave an update on legal action, threatened in February, against the IOC for allowing Algerian gold medallist Imane Khelif to compete in the women's tournament at the Paris Games in a gender-eligibility row. Kremlev said the IBA's legal team was still looking into the matter but would be taking it to civil courts and not the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
