Imam Khalif skips World Boxing Championships because her appeal won't be considered in time

Algerian boxer Iman Khelif will miss the upcoming World Championships in Liverpool after her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was not heard in time, British media reported today.

As reported by Sky, Helif appealed to CAS on Monday to determine whether World Boxing has the legal right to require her to undergo a genetic test that can detect the presence of a Y or male chromosome, if she wants to compete in the women's category in international competitions organized by World Boxing.

CAS told Sky in a statement that the hearing would be scheduled by agreement between the parties and could take several weeks. The World Cup in Liverpool starts on Thursday and runs until September 14.

CAS announced its hearings today and no hearings involving Iman Khelif or the Algerian Boxing Federation were listed in the period up to September 19.

At last year's Paris Olympics, Helif received permission from the International Olympic Committee to compete and won the gold medal in the welterweight category, despite the International Boxing Federation suspending her from the World Championships a year earlier for "failing to meet the eligibility criteria for participation in the women's competition."

The Algerian then said that she was qualified to compete in the women's competition because she was a woman.

"I was born a woman, I lived as a woman and I competed as a woman. There is no doubt that there are enemies of success, and that gives my success a special flavor because of those attacks," said Helif after the Olympic tournament in Paris.