Female boxer with hyperandrogenism at the 2024 Paris Olympics: shocking testimony on the “femininity tests” that some female boxers undergo

L’Algérienne Imane Khelif s’est qualifiée pour la finale des – 66 kg. MAXPPP – Peter Byrne

For a few days now, the controversy has been growing around the gender of Algerian boxer Imane Khalif. Some of them have mentioned the strange checks that some doctors carry out.

At the heart of a controversy due to her gender, boxer Imane Khelif was not mentally destabilized, since she qualified for the final of the Olympic tournament.

Nevertheless, this controversy allowed some female boxers to express themselves on the “femininity tests” to which the latter must submit.

"The doctor checks inside the pants"

This is the case of Emilie Sovinco, whose comments were relayed by RMC Sport. "The tests I underwent were not blood tests. We arrive at the weigh-in, we leave behind with the doctor. The doctor checks inside the pants. The first time, I admit that I was not very well. “I didn't see it coming, it was a bit of a shock to me,” explained the French boxer.

Imane Khelif will compete in the final against the Chinese Yang Liu, this Friday, August 9 at 10:51 p.m.