The first time that the International Boxing Association raised the concern over Imane Khelif‘s genetic condition was last year, after Imane Khelif beat her Russian opponent, Azalia Amineva, in the International Boxing Association Women’s Championships. She was disqualifed and her Bronze Medal taken away three days after winning her fight.
The head of the IBA is a Russian by the name of Umar Kremlev, who is now conducting a media campaign against Imane Khalif as he accuses the Prais Olympics of ruining women’s sport.
However, concerns about Imane Khelif’s genetic condition were never raised by the IBA when Imane Khelif was losing her fights. She participatied in the IBA Championships in 2018 an 2019 coming in the 19th and 33rd place respctively.
Umar Kremlev became head of the Russian Boxing Federation in 2016 with the support of the Kremlin. He is personally the biggest betting bookmaker in Russia with his company TsUPIS. The IBA is also being sponsored by Russian state-company Gazprom.
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