Paris 2024: Sympathy for Imane Khelif at Olympic village | ABS-CBN News

Boxer Imane Khelif, who has sparked a gender debate at the Paris Olympics, received plenty of sympathy at the Olympic village on Saturday (August 3).
Speaking before Khelif won her 57kg quarter final against Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori, a fellow athlete and coach stuck up for her after many people claimed she should not be fighting in Paris.
Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test at the International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships last year, was allowed to participate in the games by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
And when she beat Italian Angela Carini inside 46 seconds on Thursday it sparked a debate both at the Olympics and on social media over whether she had an unfair advantage.
Majdouline El Allaoui, a sculling athlete from Morocco and also of African descent, said far from wanting her banned, Khelif was in fact an inspiration for women from Africa and the Arab world, adding that she would be supporting her.
"If you are jealous of her or something, you need to train like her,” El Allaoui added.
Khelif's disqualification from the IBA World Championships last year came just hours before her gold-medal bout in New Delhi. The IBA's eligibility rules prevent athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women's events.
However, the IBA was stripped of its status as the global governing body for boxing by the IOC last year over governance issues, leaving the IOC to manage the boxing competition at the Paris Games.
The IOC maintains that inclusion should be the default, and athletes should only be excluded from women's competition if there are clear fairness or safety issues. They have defended their decision to allow Khelif to compete.
Xia Zhen, a 27-year-old resident of Saint-Denis, expressed his confusion over the controversy, believing it was normal for one athlete to be physically stronger than another.
"Many people may confuse transgender issues with gender disputes,” said Xia, noting that Khelif is not transgender.
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[FabienSégismon]

So all dudes with SDS will rush to female combat sport to beat up women😢 WTH! Thats criminal. Stop the cheats

[algerienddz]

C'est scandaleux pour L'IBA d'harceler la boxeuse en ce moment et après la campagne haineuse et le lynchage qu'elle subit

[aligat]

We should ask how this weak italian boxer made it to olympics ?

The hungarian boxer fought the full 3 rounds against imane and didn't complain about hard hits to the nose
This italian boxer is a joke 😂😂

[CrisostomoIbarra]

People should focus on the decision-makers.

[ritariza]

Imane is an ICON. The haters can keep on running their mouth, she is going to bring home the gold!

[aimanmarzuqi]

I have nothing but respect for Imane. May Allah continue to bless her.

[fawn]

While sympathy for her being "born that way" might be called for, it would be better if she fights againat fellow boxers who were "also born that way" in the interest of fairness.

[olfpharmacy]

I wonder why the rest of the world should adjust to someone's delusions. If hw feels/identify as a "woman" that actually doesn't mean it's real. I could feel/identify as a millionare but that doesn't necessarily mean it's factual or true or based on PHYSICAL REALITY.

[KOFAKEDEM]

Does the boxer have hidden testes? A MRI scan will find out. Show us. That's only fair.

[francepetre]

when you at her as a little child then after puberty, te difference is flabbergasting, it is eveding that the child went through male puberty, her intersex XY condition is called DSD XY condition

[nayayelin-nkhc]

XY ≠ XX (21st century human being are so advanced that they dispute over someone being a male or female.🤣)

[LuzSiKio]

This is a situation on being intersex with XY chromosomes.
Only 0.018% of the population of all of humanity is intersex/has a form of AIS.

This is extremely rare and saying the differences between male and female do not exist because of this is a complete abuse of logic and intellect.

In extremely rare situations like this in sports, in order to make it fare, one has to determine if the person is more male or more female. If the person has xy chromosomes, testes and went through puberty with the same testosterone as men, and still has testosterone levels equivalent to men.

Then all reason deduces that the person needs to compete with males.

[Mornmoon]

Its is tough for some one being raised as a girl and then find out you are actually a male. That is tough along with the physical condition, I have sympathy for him and prayer for him. BUT the truth is the TRUTH and is best accepted for the good of all.

[aimanmarzuqi]

Congratulations to Imane for her victories.

[alexp]

Ladies and gentlmen, the wokeolympics

[MinhSen]

Imane, you have a lot of supporters cheering you on. Ignore the idiots.

[sarahaustria]

Does she had a uterus too??? Just asking.❤

[mel]

The birth Is a thing, all the rest of Life Is another thing

[Chico]

He probably has a bigger one than me 😂

[blackgold]

The Italian girl knew exactly what she was doing! Propaganda