Transgender Boxer with XY Chromosomes Competes as 'Female' in Boxing [Paris Olympics]

IOC "Complied with All Regulations" Confirms Participation
Disqualified in Gender Test at 2023 World Championships

Transgender boxing athletes Imane Khalif (26, Algeria) and Lin Yuting (28, Taiwan), who were disqualified at the 2023 World Championships for failing the gender eligibility test, will participate normally in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Transgender boxing athletes Imane Khalif (26, Algeria) and Lin Yuting (28, Taiwan), who were disqualified for failing the gender eligibility test at the 2023 World Championships, will participate normally in the 2024 Paris Olympics. [Image source=Social Networking Service (SNS) capture]

On the 29th (local time), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced, "Khalif and Lin have complied with all IOC regulations" and "will participate normally in the Paris Olympics." Khalif competes in the women's 66kg category, and Lin Yuting in the women's 57kg category. Khalif won a silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, while Lin Yuting took the gold medal at the same event. Both athletes also participated normally in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021. Khalif will compete in the women's 66kg category on the 1st, and Lin Yuting in the women's 57kg category on the 2nd.

However, their "gender controversy" arose at the World Championships held last year in New Delhi, India. At that time, Khalif was disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) ahead of the final match. Umar Kremlev, president of the IBA, pointed out, "Khalif and Lin Yuting have XY chromosomes." In other words, the implication was that because the two athletes have male chromosomes, they could not be allowed to compete in the women's division.

However, the IOC's position is that gender cannot be determined solely by chromosomes. Because of this, the IBA was sanctioned by the IOC last year and is no longer allowed to oversee Olympic boxing events. Currently, the boxing events at the 2024 Paris Olympics are managed by a temporary organization established by the IOC.

Barry McGuigan, a former world boxing champion, expressed confusion on X (formerly Twitter), saying, "I am shocked that they were actually allowed to get this far," and "What on earth is going on right now?"

Meanwhile, controversy also arose when Laurel Hubbard from New Zealand, who underwent gender reassignment surgery from male to female, competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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