The gender controversy surrounding the Olympic boxing event
Imane Khelif and Janjaem Suwannpheng were disqualified in the middle of last year’s world championships by the IBA, the former governing body of Olympic boxing, after what it claimed were failed eligibility tests. Khelif and Lin were disqualified in the middle of last year’s world championships by the IBA, the former governing body of Olympic boxing.
The controversy over Olympic boxer Imane Khelif was disgusting
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that the decision to ban two transgender boxers from the Rio Games was taken without proper procedure. The two boxers, Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, had failed gender eligibility tests in the past. “They are women on their passports, they are women who have competed in the Tokyo Olympics,” IOC said.