Born on 29 December 1953 in Würzburg, Bavaria, West Germany, Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth and current president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.

How violence against women became an Olympic sport

But it wasn’t just Khelif’s fists that shattered Carini’s Olympic dream – it was also the cowardice of the IOC officials and sporting bodies who monstered anyone questioning his place in the ring.

Now, nearly a year on, a newly leaked medical report shared by journalist Alan Abrahamson confirms what was always obvious: Imane Khelif is a man. A chromosome test carried out by an internationally accredited laboratory identified an XY karyotype – a male pattern. In response, he has been banned from competitions run by World Boxing.