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That's a whole lotta hydrogen! (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[-] MissingInteger@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

Well in this case my milage does indeed vary:

Some leaked Documents hardly prove anything in my opinion and even in your linked snopes article it says:
[assuming the above leak is true]

Such a person might be considered chromosomally male, but that does not necessarily mean they are accurately or conclusively described as biologically male.

I can't find any concrete reporting about the IBA test in 2023 (here is the relevant section in the Wikipedia article). Only statements by the IBA itself that she has XY chromosomes (which does not,even if true, necessarily mean that she is male, female XY is possible.)

[-] powerstruggle@sh.itjust.works -2 points 5 days ago

Now Imane Khelif is admitting it directly:

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/02/05/boxer-imane-khelif-reveals-she-took-hormone-treatment-before-paris-olympics_6750171_9.html

In an interview with a French sports daily, the 26-year-old Algerian, who has been the target of repeated attacks, confirms that she has the SRY gene and took treatment to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete.

This is not the case of female XY, and so Khelif is biologically male.