On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport revealed that Algerian boxer Iman Khleif has appealed against the World Boxing Federation’s decision to ban her from competing in its championships unless she undergoes a gender verification test.

The international court stated in a release that the appeal seeks to overturn the decision and allow Iman to compete in the 2025 World Boxing Championship without undergoing the test, noting that it rejected her request to suspend the decision while the case is being reviewed.

Iman and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting grabbed attention at the Paris 2024 Games amid controversy over their gender identity after being excluded from the 2023 World Championship by the International Boxing Federation, which said tests deemed them ineligible.

Nevertheless, both boxers competed in the women’s category in Paris after the International Olympic Committee gave them the green light to participate, with each winning gold in her weight class.

Since her victory in Paris, Iman has not competed in any events.

Iman was scheduled to compete in a tournament organized by the World Boxing Federation in the Netherlands in June but chose not to participate shortly after the governing body initially announced plans to implement a mandatory gender verification test for all boxers in its competitions.

Later, World Boxing Federation President Van Der Forest apologized after mentioning Iman’s name in his announcement about the mandatory gender test, saying that the Algerian boxer’s privacy should have been protected.

Iman, 26, has repeatedly stated that she was born a woman and has a long history in women’s boxing competitions.

In March, she said she would defend her title at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.