Bach defends Imane Khelif's right to fight at Olympics: 'We will not take part in a culture war'

The Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, has defended boxer Imane Khelif's right to compete at the Paris Games after the boxer had previously failed a gender test.

"How can someone being born, raised, competed and having a passport as a woman, not be considered a woman?” he asked reporters at a media conference in Paris. "We will not take part in a politically motivated cultural war."

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[seaside]

Bach grade 7 biology: XX === woman
XY === Male


This is scientific

[msjahun]

See the main issue is these days, nobody can tell you what a woman is? Everyone knows but no one is saying anything

[AS-rxyk]

So the argument is that the man with xy chromosomes had competed in women's boxing before and therefore must be allowed to continue forever. Yeah, that makes was allowed to shoplift, so I must be allowed to shoplift forever.

[imagine]

It has come to our attention that there are concerns regarding the International Olympic Committee. There is a prevailing belief that the committee may not possess the requisite qualifications for their current role. The competitive outcomes, where our female participants are being surpassed by these individuals, have left us deeply disillusioned. This situation not only violates the principles of fair play in sports but also presents an injustice to our female athletes.

[jays]

Translation: "We will not take part in REALITY..."

[ChewieCR]

5 years ago we said, this is how empowering gender identity will look like. We will have debates whether a woman/man is really what they are

[chrisverby]

Ok, satisfied? This puts the issue to rest. The IOC President has spoken. Now we must all do our duty as decent human beings and root vociferously for Khelif.

[bobrze]

0 evidence that she isnt a woman these people are crying because someone doesnt look like their perfect stereotypes, what the guy says here is right

[MarkNevels-mk]

If its fair y ISNT THERE NOT EVEN 1 WOMAN WHO TRANSITIONED TO A MAN IN THE MENS OLYMPICS?!

[ValeryLegasov]

IOC leaders have to guarantees an opportunity to real female boxer to inject anabolic steroids if they want a male boxer disguised as a woman to participate in a women's boxing match
The IOC is going crazy.

[TheLaird]

Meanwhile black African athletes born women Eg caster semenya, christine mbona, Beatrice maslingi, Esther wambui, annet negessa are banned from competing in their preferred distance track events. IOC racist much!

[antoniettacarminati]

Ok, falle corre ai 100 o gare simili, trovamene una per l'atletica