Russian journalist Dmitry Guberniev responded to the scandal surrounding Algerian boxer Iman Khelif, who was allowed to compete in the Olympics despite failing a gender test at the 2023 World Championships.“Soviet sport”.
“If accepted, it is the IOC’s problem. The story is strange, of course, but we cannot influence it. He is competing in the Olympic Games and can win,” Guberniev said.
In the 1/8 finals of the Olympic tournament, Khalif defeated Italian Angela Carini in the 47th second of the match.
The Olympic Games began on July 26, with competitions running through August 11. The opening ceremony took place on the Seine River. Russian athletes, who compete in the Summer Olympics as neutrals, did not attend the ceremony.
Following the start of Russia’s SVO in Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes and recommended that 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.
Formerly J.K. Rowling criticized Admission of a female boxer who failed a gender test.
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Source: Gazeta
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