Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning gold medals in their respective welterweight (66kg) and featherweight (57kg) weight classes. However, their participation in the games didn’t come without any issue, as they found themselves in the middle of a gender controversy. It stemmed from their participation in the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing unspecified gender eligibility tests .

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had banned the IBA over governance issues and defended both Khelif and Yu-ting’s participation, affirming they met eligibility criteria based on their passports. Now, the 2025 World Boxing Championship is upon us, taking place from September 4-14, 2025 at the M&S B

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