Imane Khelif has begun a legal fight against rules banning her from boxing against women unless she can prove she is biologically female.
The Olympic welterweight champion has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) against World Boxing’s introduction of mandatory sex testing at its events.
That includes at the governing body’s inaugural World Championships in Liverpool, due to begin on Thursday.
Cas confirmed Khelif lodged her appeal on August 5, including a request for her to be declared eligible for the worlds pending a full hearing into World Boxing’s decision.
Her request was dismissed on Monday, while proceedings in the wider case at sport’s highest court have yet to be scheduled.
Source: Imane Khelif launches legal challenge against ban from fighting against women