Gold Medalist Boxer Imane Khelif Has Male Chromosomes.

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❓What Happened: Leaked medical tests suggest Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has a male karyotype, raising further questions about eligibility to compete against women under new gender testing rules for the 2028 Olympics.

👥 Who’s Involved: Imane Khelif, the International Boxing Association (IBA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the World Boxing Association (WBA).

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📍 Where & When: Paris Olympics 2024; potential impact on the 2028 Olympic Games.

💬 Key Quote: “Chromosome analysis reveals a Male karyotype. No numerical or chromosomal anomalies detected at 450-550 banding resolution,” according to a report attributed to Dr. Lal PathLabs.

⚠️ Impact: Khelif’s eligibility as a female athlete is in question, with new gender testing rules potentially barring participation in future competitions.

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Leaked medical records reportedly reveal that Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who claimed Olympic gold in women’s boxing at the 2024 Paris Games, has a male karyotype, suggesting potential ineligibility under new gender testing rules for the 2028 Olympics. Khelif’s dominating performance in the Paris Olympics reignited controversy surrounding the athlete’s eligibility, after the International Boxing Association (IBA) previously disqualified Khelif from competing as a female in 2022 and 2023 due to gender test concerns. Despite the IBA’s ban, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed Khelif to compete in Paris as a woman.

Now, the allegedly female boxer’s gender issue has resurfaced following the World Boxing Association’s (WBA) announcement of updated gender testing requirements for Olympic fighters. Reports suggest that Khelif’s medical tests, conducted by Dr. Lal PathLabs in New Delhi, indicated a male karyotype and testosterone levels consistent with typical male ranges. The records also reportedly show the presence of internal testes and an absence of female reproductive organs.

Algerian sports officials have dismissed the findings, insisting Khelif qualifies as a woman due to “medical reasons.” Khelif, who has identified as female since birth, was reportedly placed on testosterone suppression therapy in 2023.

Medical experts note that conditions such as Swyer syndrome, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, or 5-alpha reductase deficiency could explain Khelif’s situation. The latter condition, found only in males, can result in ambiguous genitalia at birth and the development of male characteristics during puberty.

Notably, the leaked 2023 test results appear to confirm a separate reported test conducted by endocrinologists Soumaya Fedala and Jacques Young, which surfaced online in late 2024 following the Paris Olympics. The 2024 test leak also found that Khelif had no uterus and instead possessed internal testes, while diagnosing the boxer with 5-alpha reductase deficiency.

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❓What Happened: Elon Musk publicly criticized President Donald J. Trump’s flagship tax and spending bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination.”

👤Who’s Involved: Elon Musk, President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson, Senator Rand Paul, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Senator Chuck Schumer.

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🧾Key Quote: “Shame on those who voted for it,” Musk wrote on X.

⚠️Fallout: The rebuke could signal an impending rift between Musk, who recently departed the administration, seemingly on good terms, and President Trump.

📌Significance: Musk’s break with the Trump administration is his most direct since leaving government service at the end of May.

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Elon Musk lashed out at President Trump’s landmark tax and spending legislation on Tuesday, calling the bill a “disgusting abomination” and accusing lawmakers of saddling Americans with unsustainable debt.

Musk’s remarks came just days after his departure from the Trump administration, where he had served as the frontman for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative aimed at cutting government waste, with mixed results.

In posts on his X platform, Musk said the bill would raise the deficit to $2.5 trillion and was filled with “outrageous” pork-barrel provisions. “Shame on those who voted for it,” he wrote.

The bill, passed by the House in May, would extend Trump’s first-term tax cuts, cut taxes on tips, overtime, and social security, boost border security and defense spending, and raise the debt ceiling to $4 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated it would increase the deficit by at least $600 billion in the coming fiscal year.

President Trump’s Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, responded to Musk’s criticism by saying the America First leader “already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill.”

Members of the administration, such as Stephen Miller, have explained to Musk that substantial cuts cannot be achieved in the “one big beautiful bill” because it is a reconciliation bill. Under the law, the reconciliation process can only impact discretionary spending. Most federal agency budgets, which Musk’s DOGE cuts impact, are considered nondiscretionary spending, and must be dealt with separately.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he spoke with Musk about the bill for 20 minutes earlier this week and noted that its phasing out of certain tax credits may affect Musk’s Tesla company. “I just deeply regret he’s made this mistake,” Johnson said.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has said he won’t support the measure if it includes raising the debt ceiling. “The GOP will own the debt once they vote for this,” Paul said.

So far, Trump has held fire against Musk, who is also avoiding attacking Trump directly, instead stressing that the bill is “Congressional.” However, Trump has fired back against Rand Paul on social media, arguing he has “very little understanding of the bill” and that “the people of Kentucky can’t stand him.”

Despite the friction, Senate Majority Leader John Thune signaled the GOP would “proceed full speed ahead.” The administration has set a July 4 deadline to pass the legislation.