Imane Khelif will not compete in the World Boxing Championship as the boxer will not have an appeal hearing from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in time, it has been confirmed.
The competition begins in Liverpool on Thursday, lasting until September 14.
CAS released a list of hearings from September 2 until September 19, with Khelif's appeal not included.
According to Sky Sports, an appeal could take several weeks and will therefore not be completed in time for the Algerian to compete.
Despite an appeal, Imane Khelif has not been permitted to compete at this month's World Boxing Championship in Liverpool
| REUTERSThe fighter appealed against the decision to ban the Olympic gold medallist from boxing events unless a mandatory genetic test is taken.
"Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against World Boxing concerning a decision that disallows the athlete’s participation in upcoming World Boxing events without a preliminary genetic test," CAS confirmed on Monday.
Khelif is seeking to overturn the decision that the fighter "was not allowed to participate in the Box Cup in Eindhoven, nor in any World Boxing event until she had undergone genetic sex testing.”
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Imane Khelif won gold at the 2024 Olympics | PAThe athlete missed the Box Cup in Eindhoven in June after the preliminary testing was made mandatory a month prior.
Speaking in March, Khelif said: "I see myself as a girl, just like any other girl.
"I was born a girl, raised as a girl and have lived my entire life as one."
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World Boxing insist Khelif must take the PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) test, which determines sex at birth.
All athletes over the age of 18 wishing to compete will be required to take one.
In this test, the genetic material looked for is the SRY gene, which is almost always on the Y chromosome and plays a crucial role in determining male sex characteristics. Therefore, an absence of the SRY gene would prove Khelif's gender from birth.
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Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Khelif recently said: "Winning that gold at the Games has given me even greater motivation.
"I faced many challenges to achieve this success, including harassment, and I want to keep fighting to silence those who doubt me.
"With my sporting achievements, my goals have grown. I want another medal and I want to help create more opportunities for women in sport."
A date for Khelif's appeal hearing is still yet to be confirmed.