Author JK Rowling on Tuesday expressed anger at the BBC after it awarded an athlete who had previously failed a gender eligibility test.
Zambian football (soccer) player Barbra Banda was selected through a public voting campaign “after candidates were selected by a panel of global football experts including coaches, players, administrators and non-BBC journalists.” She won the BBC Female Footballer of the Year award. GBN. This award came with some controversy.
Zambian striker Barbra Banda was handed the gong on Tuesday despite being ruled out of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) due to gender eligibility concerns.
The award comes two years after Banda was removed from Zambia's Wafcon delegation following concerns about her high testosterone levels and before undergoing a sex test.
As pointed out by Associated PressBanda was listed as “female” at birth but did not meet gender eligibility requirements, so during the Paris Olympics Algerian boxer Imane Kherif was diagnosed with female body parts but male chromosomes. However, similar questions arose when she participated in the women's tournament.
“Barbra Banda” “Zambia will captain her Women's World Cup debut and be allowed to continue a promising soccer career that was thrown into doubt after last year's African Championships saw her gender disqualified due to mismanagement by officials,” Associated Press I wrote this in June of last year.
Banda participated in the Paris Olympics and “played this season with the Orlando Pride, becoming the second-leading scorer in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).” fox news.
Following Ms Banda's award, JK Rowling said the BBC had spat in a woman's face.
“Perhaps the BBC decided this was more time efficient than going door to door and spitting directly in women's faces,” Rowling told X.
British former circumnavigator Tracy Edwards also said Vanda's victory symbolized the “destruction of women's sport”.
British 1992 Olympic rower Tish Reid also said: “Mandatory gender testing would negate any rumors or controversy surrounding individuals competing in women's sport.”
Upon accepting the award, the band said: “I would like to thank everyone who voted and everyone who has contributed to my life and career, my family, the Zambia national team and especially the Pride team.” It's for everyone. ”
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