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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 …

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic champion Imane Khelif has appealed against a World Boxing decision barring her from upcoming events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday that the Algerian boxer filed the appeal last month. Khelif was bidding to compete in the world boxing championships which start on Thursday, but CAS added that …