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Khelif spoke to CNN, external<\/span><\/a> on Wednesday, saying she had “nothing to hide” and would comply with testing requirements if conducted by the IOC. <\/p>\n “Of course, I would accept doing anything I’m required to do to participate in competitions,” she said. <\/p>\n “They should protect women, but they need to pay attention that while protecting women, they shouldn’t hurt other women.”<\/p>\n Khelif, 26, has always fought in women’s categories. “I’m not transgender. I’m a woman,” she told CNN. “I want to live my life. Please do not exploit me in your political\u202fagendas.”<\/p>\n US President Donald Trump last year referred to Khelif as a “male boxer” after he had signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports.<\/p>\n A new body, World Boxing, was granted provisional recognition as the sport’s international governing federation by the IOC in February 2025.<\/p>\n It has introduced mandatory genetic tests for athletes to “determine their sex at birth and their eligibility to compete”.<\/p>\n When announcing the change, it cited Khelif – and later apologised<\/a> for that.<\/p>\n