“Athletes like her understand that they cannot win medals in men’s competition, so they choose the path of least resistance. They probably have a goal and a dream, and they strive to achieve it by any means necessary. I believe that in this situation they lose their dignity. But now the whole world knows about them and, I hope, condemns their actions,” Tishchenko said.
On August 1, Italian boxer Angela Carini refused to continue her fight with Khelif at the 46th second mark in the 1/8 finals of the Olympics. In 2023, Khelif failed a gender test and was disqualified from the World Boxing Championships.
- Zhurova: ‘Participation of a female boxer who failed the gender test at the Olympics could lead to the decline of women’s sport’
Source: Sport
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