Overview
- Imane Khelif filed her appeal on August 5 seeking to annul World Boxing’s rule and to be declared eligible for the women’s category without genetic testing.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed receipt of the case and on September 1 rejected Khelif’s request for a stay, leaving her unlikely to compete at the World Championships from September 4–14 in Liverpool.
- World Boxing’s policy requires athletes over 18 to undergo PCR testing for the SRY gene, placing those with Y‑chromosome material or DSD with a male hormonal profile in the men’s category and allowing XX or DSD without male androgens in the women’s field.
- Taiwan’s federation says Lin Yu-ting submitted her results under the new policy but received no confirmation, and she will not travel to the Liverpool Worlds.
- The parties are exchanging written submissions with no hearing date set, and the case is expected to shape eligibility and privacy standards across international sport as the IOC reviews broader guidance.