IBA president Umar Kremlev, a friend of Vladimir Putin, claimed the test ‘proved’ they had XY chromosomes.
However, it is worth noting that the IBA was completely stripped of its Olympic credentials five years ago.
The Olympic Committee previously released a statement reaffirming Khelif’s eligibility to compete in the Games, saying that ‘every person has the right to practise sport without discrimination’.
In the face of worldwide scrutiny, both athletes guaranteed themselves a medal at this summer’s Olympics, which is being held in Paris for the first time in 100 years.
While the gender row was always prevalent going into the competition, the storm started to take shape after she beat Italy’s Angela Carini in just 46 seconds – with Carini throwing in the towel.
Since then, Khelif’s own father has has weighed in on the row surrounding his daughter’s appearance at the Olympics.
During an interview with French TV station BFMTV, Omar Khelif showed his daughter’s birth certificate to viewers to prove that she was born a girl.
