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Imane Khelif Medical Report Leak

Imane Khelif Medical Report Leak

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Updated Nov 08, 2024 at 10:11AM EST by Mateus.

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Overview

Imane Khelif Medical Report Leak refers to legal taken by Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, Olympic champion in Paris 2024 in the 66 kg category, against people who have alleged leaked an unverified medical report that suggested that she suffered from a sexual development disorder and was improperly registered as a female in her childhood. The scandal about the boxer's gender sparked a heated debate on the internet during Khelif's boxing bout against Italian Angela Carini at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In November 2024, Khelif's gender became a viral topic again after the Fench magazine Le Correspondant claimed to have seen a leaked medical report about the Algerian.

Background

On October 25th, 2024, the French magazine Le Correspondant posted an exclusive article titled "Imane Khelif: neither ovaries nor uterus, but testicles," claiming to have gained access to Imane Khelif's medical file from two renowned hospitals: the Kremlin Bicêtre hospital in Paris and the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine hospital in Algiers.[1] According to the medical report submitted in June 2023 found by the tabloid, the doctors, Soumaya Fedala and Jacques Young, point out that Khelif allegedly has internal testicles and XY chromosomes due to a medical condition. (seen below)


A man in a woman's envelope The Correspondent has poked his nose into the boxer's medical file - the same file that the Algerian Boxing Federation and Imane Khelif are keeping safe. It comes from the tightly closed drawers of two renowned hospitals: the Kremlin Bicêtre hospital in Paris and the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine hospital in Algiers. Where the champion is followed by the crème de la crème of endocrinology: Professors and heads of department, Soumaya Fedala and Jacques Young. In their report, submitted in June 2023, the two doctors, Young and Fedala, point out, without beating around the bush, Imane Khelif's pathology, an "Alpha 5 reductase type 2" deficiency, a genetic anomaly which leads to metabolic dysfunction in testosterone and dehydroandrosterone". € L'exploration paraclinique biologique,radiologique et génétique montre qu' d'un déficit congénital génétique en 5 a réductase de type2, une anomalie du développement sexuel qui entraine un défaut de métabolisation de la testostér dihydrotestostérone. Cette affection de transmission autosomique récessive, se caractérise

BBC[2] and many other news outlets[3] have been unable to verify the claims.

Developments

Imane Khelif Medical Report Lawsuit

On November 6th,2024, Imane Khelif revealed she is taking legal action over the leaked reports allegedly detailing her medical records, the International Olympic Committee[4] told in a press release. On November 7th, 2024, the YouTube page @WION[5] posted a video detailing the boxer's upcoming lawsuit (seen below), which amassed more than 2,600 views and 21 likes in a day.



Online Reactions

Khelif's leaked medical record reignited a massive debate about the boxer's gender, as netizens shared unverified information to attack the Algerian, while others defended her and pointed out the lack of credibility in the documents and the transvestigation obsession of the internet with the athlete.

For example, on November 4th, 2024, X[6] page @BRICSinfo posted a picture of the boxer holding her Olympic gold medal, captioning Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold at the Paris Olympics in women's boxing, has been confirmed as a man, according to a medical report." The post (seen below) amassed over 13 million views and 104,000 likes in four days.


BRICS BRICS News @BRICSinfo Subscribe JUST IN: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who won gold at the Paris Olympics in women's boxing, has been confirmed as a man, according to a medical report. 9:04 AM • Nov 4, 2024 13.3M Views A PEAK

On the same day, Reddit user u/beggleboggle[7] posted a screenshot of the alleged medical report, writing that Khelif has XY chromosomes and "testicles", which received roughly 206 upvotes and 361 comments in four days.



Also on November 4th, 2024, X[8] user @arianajasmine__ posted a video commenting on the transphobic comments and attacks Khelif received online after the alleged medical report went viral. The video (seen below) amassed more than 133,000 views and 1,300 likes in four days.

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External References

[1] Le Correspondant – Imane Khelif : ni ovaires ni utérus, mais des testicules

[2] BBC – IOC says Khelif preparing legal action after new eligibility claim

[3] Marca – Imane Khelif to sue those who leaked medical report questioning her sex

[4] The Guardian – Olympic boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over male chromosomes claims

[5] YouTube – Imane Khelif Takes Legal Action Over Medical Claims | WION Sports

[6] X – BRICSinfo

[7] Reddit – beggleboggle

[8] X – arianajasmine__

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