We have health condition at the heart of Imane Khelif Olympics 2024 boxing controversy - here's what we think of her fighting women

EXCLUSIVE We have health condition at the heart of Imane Khelif Olympics 2024 boxing controversy - here's what we think of her fighting women READ MORE: How Imane Khelif's biology may give her an advantage By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:39 BST, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments The controversy surrounding Olympian boxer Imane Khelif was amplified tonight after she emphatically beat a Thai woman and advanced to the finals. There have been calls for the 5ft 10in Khelif, 25, who is now one win away from Olympic gold, to be banned from competing due to a suggestion she may not be biologically female.

She is not transgender — there are photos from her childhood as a little girl — and Olympic organizers say the Algerian passed all gender eligibility checks. However, Khelif was disqualified from last year’s World Championships by Russian-led governing body IBA after failing a gender test shortly before she was due to fight for a gold medal. Some health experts believe she has a differences in sex development (DSD) disorder, an umbrella term for individuals who have a group of conditions where their reproductive anatomy does not match the typical definition of male or female.

Khelif denies this. DailyMail.com spoke to two women born with DSDs — plus doctors — about whether they think Khelif has an unfair advantage over her female opponents.

Imane Khelif pictured celebrating her victory over Thai bo.