Supporters of Khelif are pleading with sports officials to reevaluate the decision, claiming that the existing framework ignores the more general problem of inclusion and unfairly impacts athletes from certain backgrounds.
For Khelif, who has trained and competed at the greatest levels for years, this decision has significant ramifications.
It acts as a reminder of the difficulties and scrutiny that athletes—especially female athletes—face in a setting with strict regulations.
It remains to be seen whether this ruling will be reviewed or lead to future modifications to gender testing regulations, but it has unquestionably brought gender regulation in sports back into the public eye.
