'Hot Boxing Gender Controversy'Bach'"If you were born and raised as a woman, you would not tolerate 女 and SNS hate'
Aug 04, 2024
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Thomas Bach, chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), acknowledged that female boxers Imane Khalif (26, Algeria) and Lin Whiting (28, Taiwan), who have been embroiled in gender controversy at the Paris Olympics, are `women with the right to compete in the Paris Olympics.'
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At a press conference held at the main press center in Paris on the 5th (Korea time), Chairman Bach condemned the hate speech against the two players and argued that there was no problem with their status as women. "We have two boxers who were born and raised as women and who have been competing for a long time as women with women's passports." "This is the clear definition of women" he said emphatically. "What we're seeing now is that some people are trying to steal women's justice. I ask them to provide a new science-based basis on how a person born, raised, and competed as a woman might not be considered a woman. If you come up with something, I'm willing to review it, but I won't fight in a politically motivated culture war" he added.
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The two players were disqualified from an unspecified gender test, and the International Boxing Federation (IBA) was disqualified from the New Delhi World Championship last year. At the time, IBA President Umar Kremlev "Calif and Linwitting have the XY chromosome (male chromosome)" he said. However, the IOC recognized their eligibility for women's boxing at the Olympics. The IOC uses the gender of the passport as the criterion for eligibility to participate. Chairman Bach said "I want to ask everyone to respect these women. Respect as a woman, respect as a human being, and get out of the mess that some people are saying."
Caliph and Lin both competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but failed to win a medal. The two have been competing in women's boxing for years, but at the 2023 trials, the International Boxing Association (IBA) failed to meet the criteria for women's participation, citing gender tests that have not yet materialized and verifiedHe was disqualified, announcing that " Carini, who lost 46 seconds after the controversy erupted at the Paris Olympics, said "This whole controversy saddens me. I also feel sorry for my opponent. If the IOC said she could fight, I respect the IOC's decision" made a statement. Meanwhile, the IBA promised Karina a prize.
Chairman Bach criticized the International Boxing Federation (IBA) for campaigning to defame France, the Paris Olympics and the IOC. `What we have seen from the Russian side, especially from the IBA, which had to withdraw its membership for various reasons, is that long before the Olympics, they campaigned for defamation against the IOC,' he said, adding `If you want to know the reliability of information from this unofficial federation, please judge for yourself by looking at their recent remarks.' In June last year, the IOC withdrew the International Federation's approval of the IBA and effectively kicked it out. The boxing event at the Paris Olympics is organized by the Paris Boxing Unit (PBU), a temporary organization established by the IOC.
However, Bach said boxing should be adopted as an official event for the 2028 LA Olympics, despite the heated gender controversy. "Boxing is one of the most global sports. Boxing is a sport of high social value. However, he also stressed the need for boxing to find new international leadership. "It is hoped that boxing will be included in the official Olympic Games and that is the goal. However, boxing events will only be included in the LA Olympics if they have a trusted partner."
Paris = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
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