Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu‑ting have been under intense scrutiny since the Games began, but IOC president Thomas Bach says they both meet the ‘clear definition of a woman’
Algeria's Imane Khelif, left, fights Italy's Angela Carini in their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France.The head of the International Olympic Committee has strongly supported two female boxers whose genders have been called into question at the Paris Games, and he condemned the social media attacks against both athletes.
On Saturday, IOC President Thomas Bach said the organization had no doubts about both boxers competing as women. The IBA has not revealed the results of its gender testing on the boxers, and the two have not been banned from other tournaments because of excessive testosterone levels. The IBA is also not recognized by the IOC because of allegations of rampant corruption.
Mr. Bach said the IOC has strict regulations based on science to determine the eligibility of female athletes. “You will not come to a proper decision if you organize a poll in the social media: ‘Do you think this person is a woman?’” he said. “And everybody in our world apparently feels obliged to say everything to anything without really considering the sometimes very complex circumstances.”
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