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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a World Boxing decision barring her from upcoming events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing, CAS said on Monday.
The appeal seeks to overturn the ruling and allow Khelif to compete in the 2025 World Boxing Championships without undergoing the test, CAS said in a statement, adding it had dismissed her request to suspend the decision while the case is heard.
CAS confirmed the appeal on Monday, with a hearing yet to be scheduled.
World Boxing confirmed it would introduce mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions earlier in the year.
Paris Olympics women’s welterweight champion Khelif had been barred from competing until required testing was completed.
