7 Female Athletes Who Were Cancelled For Surprising Reasons

Imane Khelif – The Olympic Boxer Accused Of Being A Man

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Instead of celebrating, she became the centre of a global firestorm. Donald Trump called her a “male boxer” who had “stolen the women’s gold medal”. The truth? Khelif was born female, but has the SRY gene, which is associated with male sex chromosomes. “I’m a girl, not trans,” she told CNN. Khelif even lowered her testosterone to zero for competitions. She’s now willing to take any sex test to defend her title in 2028. The woman who won gold almost lost her career for having a gene she never asked for.