Olympic female boxers accused of being abnormal women

The question arose again after the fight (-66 kg) between Khelif and Angela Carini. The Italian retired after a punch in the 46th second. “I went into the ring and tried to fight. I wanted to win. I got two punches to the nose and I couldn’t breathe. My nose started to run [com sangue] “from the first blow. I have never felt such a blow. It was very painful,” the transalpinist complained. Even Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stood up for her: “The fight was not on equal terms.”

This Friday, Lin Yu-Ting also made it through the 1/8 finals in the 57 kg weight category with relative ease against Sitora Turdibekova (Uzbekistan). The Taiwanese athlete, like Khelif, was banned from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association. The IBA (in English abbreviation) issued a statement this Friday eliminating the controversy, accusing the rival association (boxing is controlled by several organizations, each of which holds its own competitions) of being responsible for the participation of the two athletes in the Olympic Games. Games. Because, at the request of the IBA, the pair will not be in Paris for reasons of safety of other participants.

The International Olympic Committee has also responded to the controversy, recalling that “everyone has the right to participate in sport without discrimination.” The IOC adds that “all athletes comply with the eligibility rules” and speaks of “misinformation” in this case.