International Olympics Committee Decries “Witch Hunt” As Boxing Gender Row Continues: “This Is A Minefield”
deadline.comFierce debate around the eligibility rules for the women’s boxing competitions at the Olympics continued to dominate media coverage on Friday.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is under fire after Italy’s Angela Carini abandoned her boxing match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif Thursday 46 seconds after it started, citing fears for her life.
Khelif’s career, who was born female and has always identified as a woman, has been mired in controversy after she was disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) from the Women’s World Championships in New Delhi in 2023.
The body, which is boycotting the 2024 Olympics over a failure to agree on gender tests, said Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting had failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition.
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