Imane Khelif Retains Olympic Gold
In the past, two Olympic boxers have had their medals revoked because to the scandal surrounding Imane Khelif.
Khelif defeated Yang Liu of China in the final to win the gold medal in the women’s 66kg welterweight division at Paris 2024.
She failed an unidentified test administered by the International Boxing Association (IBA) prior to the 2023 World Championships, raising concerns over her gender eligibility throughout the championship.
Despite being excluded from the race, Khelif had ‘complied with the competition’s eligibility and entry requirements, as well as all applicable medical regulations’ prior to Paris, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Additionally, they called the IBA’s test “not legitimate” and called for the results to be disregarded.
After winning the men’s 52kg flyweight title in 2016, Russian boxer Misha Aloian tested positive for the illegal stimulant tuaminoheptane.
He lost to Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan and took home a silver medal, but in December of that year, his medal was revoked because of his positive test.
Additionally, two medals that American boxer Jack Egan had earned at the 1904 Games—a silver and a bronze—were taken away from him in 1905.
Although Egan competed at the Olympics using his alias, his true name was Frank Floyd.
