INTERVIEW: What are the facts behind the row over boxer Imane Khelif's gender?
Imane Khelif has been at the centre of a row over her gender Source: Getty
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been engulfed in a row about her eligibility to compete in the Paris Olympics – after an Italian rival bowed out from a bout in just 46 seconds. The short-lived fight sparked speculation about Khelif’s sex, and allegations that she is male, but the boxer was cleared to compete by the International Olympics Committee. To help unpack fact from fiction and explain what’s going on,SBS spoke to Dr Morgan Carpenter. He’s a bioethicist at the University of Sydney and the Executive Director of Intersex Human Rights Australia, speaking here with Tee Mitchell.
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