After losing to a Taiwanese boxer who failed the IBA’s gender test in 2023, Bulgarian female boxer Svetlana Staneva made the “XX” chromosome symbol with her fingers in a powerful gesture to identify her as a woman.
Staneva lost a 5-0 unanimous decision to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting on Sunday. Controversy has swirled around both Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Kherif after the 2023 IBA gender testing determined that both have male chromosomes.
“International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlyov explained his organization’s decision to disqualify Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Kherif from competing in the IBA’s 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships. Based on DNA tests, we have identified several athletes who tried to deceive their colleagues and pose as women. The tests proved that they have XY chromosomes. Such athletes have been excluded from competition,” Kremlyov said, according to Russia’s TASS news agency. Said.
The fourth female boxer has been eliminated from the Olympics after being defeated by a male boxer.
The rebellious Staneva represents the rage we all feel 💪
“I’m XX. I’m female.”#Paris2024 #FairPlayForWomen#SaveWomen’sSports pic.twitter.com/W6cs4pwRTo
— Fair Play for Women (@fairplaywomen) August 4, 2024
A female boxer shows defiance after being beaten by a biological male at the Paris Olympics.
Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva refused to shake hands with Lin Yuting, who has male XY chromosomes.
Instead, she raised her hands in an “X” gesture, the feminine symbol. pic.twitter.com/N2H7lGjizu
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 4, 2024
Yuting’s win on Sunday and Khelif’s dominating victory on Saturday ensure that both skaters, who failed the IBA’s gender test in 2023, will win medals at the Paris 2024 Games.
The win will not put an end to the debate that has raged online and among boxing insiders over Kherif’s true gender: World Boxing’s European vice president, Istvan Kovac, maintains that Kherif is male and that the organization has informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
“The issue was not with Kherif’s testosterone levels, which can now be adjusted, but with the results of the sex test which clearly showed that the Algerian boxer is biologically male,” Kovács said. Said In an interview Hungarianvia Reduxx. Kovács added that in addition to Khelib and Yutin, five other fighters were in fact identified as men.
Staneva’s coach suggested that Yuting shouldn’t compete against women.
Staneva’s coach suggested that Yuting shouldn’t compete against women. “I’m not a medical professional, so I shouldn’t say whether Lin should compete or not,” Borislav Georgiev said. “But since the tests showed that Lin has a Y chromosome, he can’t be here.”
