There are no transgender women boxing in Paris

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There are no transgender women boxing in Paris
Imane Khelif advanced to the Round of 16 by stopping Angela Carini earlier today

By Patrick Stumberg Aug 1, 2024, 8:24pm EDT

Boxing became arguably the Olympics’ most talked-about event today, though not for reasons most would prefer. Controversy erupted when Italian boxer Angela Carini quit after a single punch to the face from Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who alongside Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting had been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing a “gender test.”

Prominent figures in the sport like Claressa Shields and Jamel Herring went off about the injustice of a “man” beating up a woman, with Sampson Lewkowicz going so far as to claim Khelif “had surgery” to transition.

There’s just one problem: Khelif and Lin aren’t transgender.

The only evidence of them not being cisgender women (assigned female at birth) comes from the IBA’s ruling and a Telegram post from president Umar Kremlev claiming Khelif’s and Lin’s test revealed XY chromosomes, but the IBA has never actually explained what that supposed “gender test” was. After previously claiming that Khelif’s testing revealed XY chromosomes, their most recent statement claims that “the athletes did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognised test.”

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