A representative of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) explained why it was decided to accept Algerian boxer Iman Khelif for the 2024 Summer Olympics despite failing the gender test a year ago. His words guide the way odds.ru.
“All athletes participating in the boxing tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games complied with all applicable medical regulations adopted by the Paris 2024 Boxing Union (PBU), as well as the entry and registration rules for the competition. The statement stated that, as in previous Olympic boxing competitions, athletes’ gender and age must be kept in their passports.” It was stated that it was determined according to the data.
Khelif failed the gender test at the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships in India. Additionally, Taiwan representative Lin Yuting could not pass a similar test in that championship. The International Olympic Committee later approved both athletes’ participation in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Khelif won the gold medal in 66 kilos.
On November 4, on the Le Correspondent website, French journalist Jaffar Ait Audia It was published A damning report about an Algerian boxer who failed a gender test. It was claimed that the Algerian woman had testicles. The female boxer had no uterus, but instead had internal testicles and a micropenis that resembled an enlarged clitoris. Hormonal testing showed Khelif had male testosterone levels.
Previously IOC I did Statement in the case of boxer Khelif after the damning report.
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Source: Gazeta
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