Algerian boxers Iman Khelif and Taiwanese boxers Lin Yuting, who were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships due to failing a gender test, have been allowed to participate in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. This was announced by Mark Adams, a representative of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Daily mail.
“In this case, they were found to be women. All participants in the Olympic Games comply with and respect the selection rules,” he said.
Khelif and Yuting were disqualified from the World Championships in March 2023. The tournament was held under the auspices of the International Boxing Association (IBA), chaired by Russian Umar Kremlev.
Following the start of Russia’s SVO in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes and recommended that the Federations not allow athletes from these countries to participate in international competitions. In December 2023, the IOC allowed athletes from Russia to participate in the 2024 Olympics, but only with neutral status and subject to a number of necessary conditions.
A total of 15 Russian athletes are participating in the Games with neutral status. Some, such as swimmer Evgeny Somov, tennis players Ekaterina Alexandrova, Elena Vesnina and Pavel Kotov, as well as cyclists Tamara Dronova and Gleb Syritsa, completed their performances in Paris.
Russian journalists before deprived National status in the Olympics.
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Source: Gazeta
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