Khelif of Algeria and Lin of Taiwan have been the focus of intense attention — and often inaccurate commentary — because both were disqualified at the 2023 world championships
IOC President Thomas Bach said the “hate speech” directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics is “totally unacceptable.”
“We will not take part in a politically motivated … cultural war,” Bach said at a news briefing Saturday at the midway point of the Paris Games, where he wanted to draw a line under days of global scrutiny about the female boxers' gender.
No. They identify as women. The IOC agrees. We don't know how they were tested or what the test results actually were by the IBA since they aren't being open about it. But it doesn't matter because the IOC doesn't accept IBA results.
What's funny is that a lot of the people arguing that these two women shouldn't be competing with other women here on Lemmy keep arguing about sporting rules while ignoring the IOC's saying that rules aren't being violated.
So much furor over two athletes in a sport which, I believe, has not even gotten to the medal stage yet. They may both be out by then.
I wish the people so upset over these two would spend more time being upset about things like China doing a shitload of covert doping. That is an unfair advantage that they don't seem to give two shits about. Because "man boxing women."
The IOC being on the right side of history for once? Huzzah!
Snideness aside, credit where credit is due: though it shouldn't be, this simple refutation of utter bigoted lunacy is very courageous, given the fucked up political climate, and should be applauded!
doubt it. would be a firstie.
world boxing federation banned them both a while ago. woc and ioc hate each other. thomas bach lied in the interview when he said there was never any indication they wouldnt be women. so i am sure it is the wronf decision. as always.
The prevalence of 46 XY in the female athletic population is about 7 per 1000 adults, which is 140 times greater than what is seen in the general population.
For context, of the 4,676 women competing at the 2012 Summer Olympic
Games in London, we would predict ~32 women competitors would have a 46 XY
True, but largely irrelevant. There is no evidence that Khelif has XY chromosomes aside from an accusation by one corrupt Russian boxing official, made after Khelif beat a Russian boxer. They have not produced the test, said where it was done or what the results were.