Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif is challenging the global boxing federation's decision to mandate gender testing to determine the eligibility of male and female boxers.

In May, World Boxing said Khelif, an Algerian boxer, would be banned from all World Boxing competitions until she underwent the mandatory test. The decision to mandate testing came in part due to the controversy surrounding Khelif after she won a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics .

On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said in a statement that Khelif was challenging World Boxing's decision. It said the appeal, filed on Aug. 5, also requested that CAS declare Khelif eligible to participate in the 2025 World Boxing Championships from Sept. 4-14 without a test.

CAS said it had dismissed on

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