World Boxing has apologised for publicly announcing Imane Khelif would be banned from its events unless she could prove she was biologically female.

World Boxing had earlier issued a statement, announcing that it was making gender testing compulsory to determine the eligibility of male and female athletes wanting to take part in its competitions.

World Boxing has apologized after Imane Khelif was named in their announcement on mandatory sex testing for all boxers in their competitions, saying the Paris Olympics gold medalist’s privacy should have been protected.