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Imane Khelif, the boxer at the center of the Olympic gender controversy , is skipping a boxing tournament in the Netherlands after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.

The Algerian boxer , who won gold at the Paris Games last summer amid scrutiny over her eligibility, did not register in time for the event before applications closed on Thursday.

Khelif had intended to return to international competition at the tournament in Hotel Eindhoven before World Boxing announced its new sex testing policy last Friday.

Eindhoven Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem criticized World Boxing’s decision.

"As far as we are concerned, all athletes are welcome in Eindhoven. Excluding athletes based on controversial ‘gender

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