"We had sex tests untill 1999...": IOC President Bach on boxer Imane Khalif's participation in Olympics

Paris [France], August 9 (ANI): International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Friday said that women must be encouraged to take part in women's events at the Olympics.

Bach's response comes amid controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khalif, a boxer who had failed gender eligibility and testosterone tests and has reached the gold medal round in the women's 66 kg boxing at the ongoing marquee event.