IOC accuses Russia of gender scandal with Algerian boxer
Kyiv • UNN
The IOC blamed Russia for the gender scandal with Iman Khelif at the 2024 Olympics. IBA, led by a friend of the head of the Security Service of the president of the Russian Federation, accused the boxer of excessive testosterone levels.
Gender scandal at the 2024 Olympics: an Italian boxer stopped the fight in 46 seconds, accusing a rival from Algeria of being a man gender scandal at the 2024 Olympics: an Italian boxer stopped the fight in 46 seconds, accusing a rival from Algeria of being a Man at the 2024 Olympics. this is reported by the Wall Street Journal, reports UNN.
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In 2023, Algerian boxer Iman Khelif, according to the International Boxing Association (iba), failed a hormone test. Shortly before the fight for the gold medal at the women's World Boxing Championship, the IBA disqualified her due to too high levels of the male hormone testosterone. Since the IOC does not recognize the organization, its verdict is not considered valid at the Olympics, so the boxer was allowed to compete.
After the fight between Helif and Italian boxer Angela Carini at the 2024 Olympics, the scandal broke out with a new force, because she said that Helif is a "biological man", and therefore the fight was unfair.
Against this background, the IOC openly accused Russia of interfering in the Olympic boxing tournament and using sports to incite hostility. Representatives of the IBA, which is headed by a friend of the head of the Security Service of the Russian President, Umar Kremlev, did not provide any details about the tests conducted by the athlete.
In particular, on August 6, the IBA held a press conference, during which it actually announced the participants of the women's boxing tournament — Iman Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yuiting from Taiwan — as men. At the same time, the organization's Secretary General Chris Roberts said that the IBA cannot stand out with any medical information about the tests conducted due to confidentiality, advising journalists to "read between the lines".
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IBA President Umar Kremlev criticized IOC President Thomas Bach during a teleconference and said that his goal is to "protect women athletes." However, the IOC did not express confidence in the association's gender tests, calling them illegitimate. They stressed that the boxers Roberts claimed were born women and always competed as women.
The head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, described the scandal as "politically motivated cultural revolution." Moreover, as a result, there was a need to discuss the conflict, zokrema, matured the Prime Minister, Ital George Meloni, the candidate for the presidency of the United States, Donald Trump.
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On August 1, Caliph defeated Italy's Angela Carini at the 2024 Olympics in 46 seconds. Carini said that Helif is a "biological man", and therefore the fight was unfair. A scandal broke out, with J. K. Rowling, Elon Musk, George Melanie and Donald Trump opposing the Caliph. But the International Olympic Committee said the athlete will continue to perform because the IBA does not provide conclusive evidence regarding Helif's hormone and genetic tests.
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