Olympics-IBA gender tests on two boxers were flawed and illegitimate, says IOC

Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Women's 57kg - Quarterfinal - North Paris Arena, Villepinte, France - August 04, 2024. Yu Ting Lin of Taiwan reacts and Svetlana Kamenova Staneva of Bulgaria react after their fight. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

PARIS (Reuters) -The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting were cleared to compete at the Paris Olympics despite having been disqualified during the 2023 World Championships after the IBA said they had failed a gender eligibility test.