Algerian athlete Iman Khelif was not allowed to participate in the final match of the World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi (India) for violating the admission rules. It has been reported Inside the Games.
Khelif was disqualified because after taking the hormone test it was revealed that he had very high testosterone levels in his body. The 23-year-old athlete will miss the final match. He will be replaced by Janjay Suvannafeng from Thailand.
The Algerian athlete stated that he was the victim of a conspiracy on his social networks.
“I was often bullied because of my appearance, I resisted and kept fighting no matter what. Today his plans were successful and frankly, I am in shock. “I participated in many tournaments, there were no problems, but when my chances of winning a gold medal increased, they intervened and justified this by saying that my qualifications are higher than that of other women.”
The Women’s World Championship will be held in New Delhi from March 15-31. The men’s tournament will be held from May 1-14 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
On March 25, the Russian women’s team won three awards. Diana Pyatak won the bronze medal in the weight category up to 81 kg. In the final of the weight category up to 63 kg, the Russian woman Natalia Sychugova was defeated and became the owner of silver. 18-year-old Anastasia Demurchyan won the final in the weight class up to 70 kg.
Previously on the Organizing Committee of the World Boxing Championships He explained why there were problems with the inclusion of the Russian anthem.