Cisgender Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the World Boxing Championships moved to bar her from competition unless she undergoes a genetic sex test. The championships begin this week.Earlier this year, World Boxing announced a new policy requiring all athletes to undergo mandatory sex testing, explicitly naming Khelif in its statement. In light of plans to introduce this policy and the particular circumstances surrounding some boxers that competed at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, World Boxing has written to the Algerian Boxing Federation to inform it that Imane Khelif will not be allowed to participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup or any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes sex testing, the organization said in a press release. Related Gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif forced to take a test to prove shes not trans On Monday, the court rejected Khelifs request to temporarily lift the ban while her case proceeds, noting that both sides are exchanging written arguments and will set a hearing once they agree on a date.This is not the first time Khelif has been barred from competition. In 2023, the International Boxing Association disqualified both her and Taiwanese gold medalist Lin Yu-ting after claiming they failed sex eligibility tests, though the International Olympic Committee later cleared them to compete. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Khelifs swift victory over Italys Angela Carini and her eventual gold medal sparked a media firestorm, with figures like Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling falsely labeling her as transgender. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today I am fully qualified to take part in this competition, I am a woman. I was born a woman, Ive lived as a woman and Ive competed as a woman, Khelif said. Theres no doubt that there are enemies of success, and that gives my success a special taste because of these attacks.Khelifs and Lins cases highlight the long and contested history of sex testing in womens athletics. In 2020, Human Rights Watch published a report documenting nearly eight decades of sex verification practices. They found that, since the mid-20th century, sports authorities have subjected women athletes especially women of color and those from the Global South to invasive verification practices. Early nude parades were replaced by hyperandrogenism regulations that targeted athletes such as Caster Semenya and Dutee Chand, and gave rise to current genetic tests. Lin was also expected to participate in the upcoming World Championships, but has since withdrawn, despite her coach saying in August that she had not considered withdrawing from the competition because of the new gender tests.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.