The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to allow two boxers who failed the IBA’s gender test to compete as women at the 2024 Olympics in Paris this week has sparked an outpouring of criticism on social media.
The crushing victories of Algerian boxer Imane Kherif on Thursday and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting on Friday caused an uproar in the sports world.
Both boxers Banned The IBA has banned her from taking part in IBA-sanctioned events in 2023 because she did not meet gender testing requirements under the organisation’s latest rules.
According to Russia’s TASS news agency, International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlyov explained the organisation’s decision to strip Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Kherif of eligibility to compete in the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in 2023. “Based on DNA tests, it became clear that several athletes had tried to deceive their colleagues by posing as women. The tests proved that they have XY chromosomes. Such athletes have been excluded from competition,” Kremlyov said. Said.
Despite the drama, Kheriff and Lynn were declared the winners of the first match.
Social media users were outraged, with many assuming the two boxers were men, and slamming the Olympics for allowing athletes with an unfair advantage to compete against women in the brutal sport of boxing.
Mara Yamauchi, a former marathon runner and two-time Olympian, slammed the IOC’s decision, calling it “unfair, dangerous and wrong.”
Another female boxer loses to a man #Paris2024This is unfair, dangerous and wrong. If men don’t dominate in the women’s categories it means they’re not as good, not that they don’t have an advantage. Shame on the IOC for allowing this to happen. #SaveWomen’sSports https://t.co/1yKKkwwm97
— Mara Yamauchi (@mara_yamauchi) August 2, 2024
Activist Maja Forstater slammed the 2024 Olympics as “unfair”.
Share, share and share.
That’s not fair. https://t.co/JXVJCg5D8O
— Maya Forstater (@MForstater) August 2, 2024
Women’s Boxing Men’s Day 2 @iocmedia
“Job completed.” https://t.co/cCYg2XR42F https://t.co/ZPHOaDxWoV
— Maya Forstater (@MForstater) August 2, 2024
Harry potter Screenwriter J.K. Rowling acknowledged that both boxers may have genetic conditions that make it difficult to identify their gender, but argued, “People with DSDs can’t change the sex they were born with, but they can choose not to cheat. They can choose not to take away medals from women. They can choose not to hurt people.”
“People with DSDs can’t change the way they were born, but they can choose not to cheat. They can choose not to take away medals from women. They can choose not to hurt women.” Suzanne Moore https://t.co/p6Qdb4lXcx
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 1, 2024
As Telegraph “Two-time Olympic gold medalist Nicola Adams said it was ‘unfair’ and ‘dangerous’ to allow people ‘who were not born biologically female’ to compete,” the report said.
Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Nicola Adams said it was “unfair” and “dangerous” to allow people who were “not born biologically female” to compete.#TelegraphSports | #Paris2024
— Telegraph Sport (@TelegraphSport) August 2, 2024
Former Olympic fencer Julia Bracewell also condemned the IOC’s actions.
“I am a former Olympic fencer and have served on the board of various sports governing bodies, including being involved in Scottish Rugby’s gender policy. I am shocked by these events and join Sharon and other well-known athletes in their voices,” she wrote on Thursday.
“I’m a former Olympic fencer and have served on the boards of various sports governing bodies, including Scottish Rugby’s gender policy. I am shocked by this incident and join Sharon and other high-profile female athletes in their voices.
— Julia Bracewell (@juliabracewell) August 1, 2024
Tens of thousands of others added:
Meanwhile, the IOC sympathizes with men who beat women.https://t.co/YKgmOhc3qU
— IDDQD (@dmc200802) August 2, 2024
Men beat women. Literally.
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting wins
Sitra Turdybekova of Uzbekistan will compete in the women’s boxing event at the Paris Olympics.He has XY chromosomes. He is a male.
He hit her and “won.”
I will say it plainly: this is abuse of women. pic.twitter.com/qJ5dVI3p2m
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) August 2, 2024
The whole world is witnessing the failed beliefs of the liberal progressive elites who are robbing women of their glory at the Olympics. Progressives are evil for women and evil for the world.
— Brett Weingart (@kbweingart) August 2, 2024
My daughter is a figure skater representing Brazil. When boys start joining her in competitions, it will be over. She practices 5-6 days a week. She leaves the house at 5:30am. She skips trips with friends, misses school dances, and sacrifices a lot. They are taking something away from her!
— We Have a Legacy (@legacy24_tv) August 2, 2024
Let’s stop it. Unfair boxing. Matches between people of different biological makeup. #Paris2024 Remembered in history as an act of madness pic.twitter.com/K8Cp0OMI8Y
— OriginalBrit (@consumer_common) August 2, 2024
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