Female boxer yells 'this is unjust' and falls to her knees in tears as she quits fight against 'biologically male' Olympic opponent Imane Khelif after just 46 SECONDS following two powerful punches
On a related note, coming from my doomster perspective, I believe a lot of this is being driven by something in the water. Literally, something in the water, namely nano-plastics and PFAS. Falling sperm counts and gender "uncertainty" tell me this is hormonal disruption among the general population.
You're probably right. Between who knows what chemicals being consumed in our daily diet and the obvious psyop campaign being run in our educational system to purposely confuse kids it's no surprise that a explosion of gender fluidity is occurring. Add in social media to the mix, the always present rebellion that happens in every up and coming generation...here we are. The pervasive go along to get along attitude we have adopted has been exploited by the lunatic fringe. Some things should be obviously off limits. Stay away from the children and biological men competing with women in physical sports is the low hanging fruit. If we can't get 100 percent concensus on that, we're too far down the rabbit hole to help ourselves out.
Agreed, there is still definitely a cultural, a "nurture" side to this, which I left out of my "nature" argument.
Agree In Woman's NCAA swimming, Riley Gaines and the other women should have just stood on their blocks making Lea Thomas swim by himself
"The International Olympic Committee has not conducted gender tests since 1999: according to its rules, athletes only need to have a passport in a female name to compete in women's events."
Some of the USSR female track stars in the Munich 72 and Montreal 76 Olympic's had junk. Tsing can probably attest to this.
Fresh Olympics gender boxing row erupts as defeated Bulgarian fighter 'makes female chromosomes gesture' in the ring after being beaten by 'biologically male' Lin Yu-Ting at the Paris games https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...-gesture-lin-yu-ting-olympics-gender-row.html The second gender row boxer who today won a medal has been plunged into a new controversy by her opponent. Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan beat Bulgaria's Svetlanak Staneva in the quarter-final of the womens' 57kg category. But pictures show Staneva making two 'Xs with her index fingers which appear to be making a remark about her opponents sex, which has been the centre of a huge storm at the Olympics. Yu-Ting has been accused of being a man, by the International Boxing Association after failing gender eligibility tests in the world championships in India last year. Male chromosomes are designated by an X and a Y, while females have two X's. But one spectator said: 'it's quite shocking if that's what she meant. That she is saying she is a woman and her opponent isn't. Pictures show Staneva making two 'Xs with her index fingers which appear to be making a remark about her opponents sex 'It's more surprising, because she held the ropes open for Yu-Ting to leave the ring which was respectful.' The two fighters did not initially touch gloves, but the victor went over to the loser and touched her on the shoulder after she had circled the ring. Syaneva left the North Paris boxing arena without commenting. Following the bout, Yu-Ting refused to be drawn into the ongoing controversy. She said: 'I have received many messages of support from my country and from people in Paris. I thank them. 'But I have not been able to read them because I have shut down my social media. 'I am going to keep going and going to the gold medal. I have won a bronze medal, but I want to win the gold.' (More at above url including pictures)
Khelif wins again to reach final amid eligibility row https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/articles/cwy77419n37o Boxer Imane Khelif will fight for an Olympic gold medal on Friday after putting aside the row surrounding her eligibility to comprehensively win her semi-final against Janjaem Suwannapheng in Paris. The Algerian welterweight is one of two boxers competing in Paris despite being disqualified from last year's World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) after she was reported to have failed gender eligibility tests. Amid wild support under the roof of Court Philippe Chatrier - the French tennis venue repurposed for the boxing finals - Khelif dominated her Thai opponent to win by unanimous decision. The win secured progression to her first Olympic final, having been knocked out in the quarter-finals in Tokyo three years ago. She will fight Liu Yang of China in the gold-medal bout, bidding to become Algerian's first boxing gold medallist. "I am focused," the 25-year-old said. "I am here for a good performance and my dream. I will give everything I have for the final." Khelif beat Suwannapheng by unanimous decision at last year's World Championships, before being disqualified by the IBA. Here, the crowd chanted her name as she entered the ring - and the Algerian looked more confident than she had at any point this week. After the result was confirmed she dropped her guard and danced on the canvas, and a bout fought in good spirits ended with an embrace between the two fighters. “I had heard about the news regarding her, but I wasn't following it closely," Suwannapheng said. "She is a woman, but she is very strong. I tried to use my speed, but my opponent was just too strong." Khelif added: "I am very happy. I am happy for all the support here in Paris. "I want to thank all of the people of Algeria who came here." Khelif's Games began with a win against Angela Carini last week – a fight that lasted just 46 seconds before the Italian abandoned saying she "had to preserve" her life. That sparked widespread debate over the eligibility of Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who was also disqualified by the IBA last year. The IBA said Khelif had "failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women's competition, as set and laid out" in its regulations, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the pair had been "suddenly disqualified without any due process". The IOC, which suspended the IBA in 2019 because of concerns over its finances, governance, ethics, refereeing and judging, has allowed the pair to compete and strongly backed them. President Thomas Bach said on Saturday there was "never any doubt" they are women. A chaotic news conference held by the IBA on Monday did little to lessen the confusion, with key IBA figures giving conflicting statements on why they were banned. The IOC said competitors were eligible for the women's division if their passports said they were female. It will now see Khelif, already guaranteed bronze by reaching this semi-final, in the final of its biggest stage in three days' time. Lin fights in her semi-final in the 57kg category on Wednesday.