Imane Khelif, the gold medal-winning boxer at the centre of the Olympic gender controversy at Paris 2024, is taking legal action over reports in France that leaked medical documents claim she has male XY chromosomes.

Khelif filed a legal complaint with the French authorities over the online abuse and harassment she was subjected to during the Games and the IOC said on Wednesday she was now also taking action over new reports which emerged in France earlier this week. It also said it was “saddened” by the abuse Khelif had received since her appearance in Paris.

The boxer took gold in the women’s welterweight competition at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris amid controversy.

Khelif has long maintained that she was eligible to compete as a female row boxer and condemned the bullying of athletes following her win in Paris.

Months after after winning gold in the Paris Olympics, Algeria's Imane Khelif has been under continued criticism.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, whose participation in the women’s boxing event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, led to a huge controversy has found herself in hot waters once again, as a leaked medical report has confirmed that the boxer is a indeed man,

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who recently clinched a gold medal in women’s boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is facing intense scrutiny after the leak of a medical report that raises questions about her eligibility to compete in female categories.