World Boxing Organization to Mandate Sex-Testing for All Competing Athletes

The decision comes in response to the gender controversy surrounding Algerian gold medalist Imane Khelif at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Imane Khelif shows the Olympic gold medal she won in women's boxing upon her arrival at the airport in Algiers, Algeria on Aug. 12, 2024. Ramzi Boudina/Reuters

The international sports organization World Boxing plans to introduce a mandatory sex-testing policy for boxers who want to compete in its upcoming events.

The governing body made the announcement in a May 30 press release, in an effort to protect all participating athletes.