During the Paris Olympics earlier this year, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif attracted widespread controversy for competing against women.
Although officials insisted that Khelif met Olympic testing standards, speculation continued to swirl that the athlete is genetically male.
Now, Reduxx is reporting that leaked medical records shed new light on the situation:
At the end of October, French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia obtained a copy of a thorough physical examination that was conducted on Khelif in order to verify the presence of a disorder of sexual development.
According to Aoudia, the clinical report reveals that an MRI determined that Khelif had no uterus, but instead had internal testicles and a “micropenis” resembling an enlarged clitoris. A chromosomal test further confirmed that Khelif has an XY karyotype, while a hormone test found that Khelif had a testosterone level typical of males. Aoudia also noted that doctors suggested Khelif’s parents may have been blood relatives.
The report concludes by recommending Khelif be referred for “surgical correction and hormone therapy,” to help him physically align with his self-perceived gender identity, and adds that psychological support would be required because the results had caused a “very significant neuropsychiatric impact.”
The news sparked significant social media discussion:
SHAME ON @iocmedia
They knew Imane Khelif was a man and still allowed him to fight women.
They promoted and defended violence against women for sports.
They robbed female athletes of their fair shot and put them in immediate danger. pic.twitter.com/ZDcZxL7q4F
— Lydia aka Insufferable TERF (@lyd20211) November 4, 2024
As we told you – that Olympic gold medal winner is MALE https://t.co/ZGep4zwpkZ
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) November 4, 2024
The IOC knew he was a man and still allowed him into a women's boxing competition to beat up women and steal a gold medal.
This is a farce. Shame on the IOC, shame on the media, and shame on the clapping seals for all things gender-woo to maintain their 'be kind' faux virtue. https://t.co/p3E77dACOl
— Jack David (@FFS_WhatNow) November 4, 2024
This report confirms what #Boxing 🥊 officials hinted at during an #Olympics #ParisOlympics2024 press conference and what experts like @FondOfBeetles and the rest of us were saying all summer 2024.
👉🏼That #ImaneKhelif of #Algeria 🇩🇿 is MALE with a DSD.
Born MALE with testes… https://t.co/CgF6FGCy80— Linda Blade (@coachblade) November 4, 2024
This is why we can say this athlete is male & should never ever been allowed in a boxing ring fighting a female. It’s criminal negligence once you have been informed as the IOC were. They did not care if a female was seriously hurt or worse. They chose woke signalling over safety https://t.co/0j7GvJ9uQ6
— Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) November 4, 2024
President Donald Trump’s campaign briefly cited the controversy as part of its closing argument to voters ahead of Tuesday’s election, per the Daily Mail:
In a video which claims ‘everything we cared about fell apart’ under the Biden-Harris administration, the Trump campaign shows footage of Khelif’s hand being raised at the Olympics when listing some examples.
The narrator then says: ‘Men can beat up women and win medals.’
Trump has previously taken aim at Khelif amid the controversy over her inclusion in women’s boxing at the Olympics.
During a recent appearance on The Undertaker’s ‘Six Feet Under’ podcast, Trump continually referred to Khelif as a ‘man’ after the WWE legend urged that ‘protecting’ women’s sports from transgenderathletes was a huge priority for him during the upcoming election.
Here’s the full campaign ad:
WHEN WE GET KNOCKED DOWN, WE DON’T STAY DOWN—WE GET UP AGAIN…
FIGHT!
FIGHT!!
FIGHT!!!https://t.co/czQRkZmYUH pic.twitter.com/yEXLPcsoYu
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 3, 2024
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