Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif will have to undergo "mandatory sex testing" if she is to compete in women's boxing events organised by World Boxing, the sanctioning body which will oversee the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

Khelif picked up welterweight gold at Paris 2024 last summer, beating Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting in the final, but the Algerian's story grabbed worldwide attention and stirred a row over gender eligibility.

Though Khelif was disqualified from competing at the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association for allegedly failing gender eligibility tests, she was allowed to compete at the Paris Games months later.

Boxing at the Olympics, at the time, was overseen by a special task force named the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit after the IBA was stripped of its recognition by the International Olympic Committee in 2023.

World Boxing have since entered the fray and will take charge of all things boxing ahead of the LA 2028. And they announced on Friday that it would be introducing mandatory testing for future events.

A statement read: “Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing’s rules and testing procedures.

“In accordance with the World Boxing Statutes, amendments to the Competition Rules are typically made by Congress. However, under special or emergency circumstances, the World Boxing Executive Board holds the authority to make immediate amendments when a rule is deemed no longer functional or when evolving conditions necessitate a change.

“In May 2025, the Executive Board exercised this authority and adopted new eligibility criteria for participation in sex-specific boxing categories. These new eligibility rules were developed with the express purpose of safeguarding athletes in combat sports, particularly given the physical risks associated with Olympic-style boxing.

“Please be advised that, per World Boxing policy, '… in the event the athlete’s sex certification is challenged by the athlete’s federation or by World Boxing, the athlete shall be ineligible to compete until the dispute is resolved."

Khelif told ITV News earlier this year: “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.

“I have competed in many tournaments, including the Tokyo Olympics and other major competitions, as well as four world championships. All of these took place before I started winning and earning titles. But once I began achieving success, the campaigns against me started.”

Khelif first sparked controversy at last summer's games when she defeated Italian Angela Carini just 46 seconds into their second-round contest.

Carini took two hard blows to the nose before electing to withdraw from the bout, the clips of which created a viral social media storm.

Khelif would storm through the rest of the tournament to claim gold, something she failed to do at Tokyo 2020, where she exited at the quarterfinal stage at the hands of eventual gold medal winner Kellie Harrington.