World Boxing says Algerian gold medalists must undergo genetic screening to participate in future events including the Olympics.

The sport's governing body said that Algeria's Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif had to undergo a genetic screening to attend the upcoming event, and the sport's governing body said it had mandatory sexual tests on all boxers during the competition.

World Boxing announced new policies on Friday, referring specifically to Algeria's Khelif, who won the Women's Middleweight Gold Medal at the Paris Olympics last year and prompted a gender-compatible division.

"No world boxing activity may be participating in the women's category until imane Khelif performs hereditary screening based on the rules and testing procedures of world boxing," the organization said in a statement.

It added: "World Boxing has been written to the Algerian Boxing Federation to inform Imane Khelif that he will not be allowed to participate in the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Women's category or any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif conducts a sexual test."

World Boxing is responsible for organizing competitions at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after the International Olympic Committee received temporary recognition.

Under the new policy, all athletes over age who wish to compete in World Boxing owned or recognized competition will need to undergo PCR or polymerase chain reaction genetic testing to determine their gender at birth and that they are eligible to compete.

PCR tests are a laboratory technique used to detect specific genetic material, in this case revealing the presence of Y chromosomes, an indicator of biological sex.

The test can be performed by nasal or swab, or by taking out saliva or blood samples.

The National Federation will be responsible for the test and confirm the gender of the athlete participating in the world boxing competition by generating the certification of its chromosomal gender when the chromosomal gender is confirmed by the PCR test.

Reuters News Agency reported that Khelif could not be contacted for comment, and the Algerian Boxing Federation did not immediately answer questions about the development.

"To me, I'm going to be like a girl, like any other girl. I've been born a girl, raised as a girl, and lived all my life," Khelif said in March.

“I have participated in many tournaments, including the Tokyo Olympics and other major competitions, as well as four world championships,” she said.

"All of this happened before I started winning and winning the championship. But once I started to succeed, the sport against me started."

The 26-year-old won his second gold medal at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles after his victory in Paris.

Her Olympic success, as well as the success of Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, led to an angry gender qualification debate in Paris, with high-profile figures such as U.S. Presidents Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who were all at weight.

In February, Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.

Khelif said Trump is not a transgender person and she will not be intimidated by Trump.