The IOC has stood up for a transgender man who broke his opponent’s nose at the Olympics

The International Olympic Committee believes that Iman Khelif is not to blame for the failed gender test.

Iman Khelif and Lin Yuting are women, and anyone who criticizes these transgender athletes is engaging in discrimination. This statement was made by the International Olympic Committee.

We remind you that the previous day, Iman Khelif from Algeria broke the nose of her opponent Angela Carini at the Olympics in the 46th second of the match. After that, fans criticized the IOC for admitting an athlete who failed the gender test last year.

However, the IOC has denied all accusations against itself and the boxers.

“Everyone has the right to play sports without discrimination.

All athletes participating in the boxing tournament at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will comply with the competition requirements and rules of participation, as well as all medical regulations established by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU). As in previous Olympic boxing competitions, the gender and age of the athletes is determined by their passport.

These rules also apply during the qualifying period, including the boxing tournaments of the 2023 European Games, the Asian Games, the Pan American Games and the Pacific Games, the 2023 Special African Qualifying Tournament in Dakar (Senegal) and the two world qualifying tournament held. in Busto Arsizio (Italy) and Bangkok, Thailand in 2024, which featured a total of 1,471 boxers from 172 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), a refugee boxing team and selected neutral athletes, and more than 2,000 qualifying bouts.

The PBU used the Tokyo 2020 boxing rules as the basis for developing the rules for Paris 2024. This is to minimize the impact on athletes’ training and ensure consistency between Olympic Games. These Tokyo 2020 rules are based on the post-Rio 2016 rules that were in place until the suspension of the International Boxing Federation (IBA) by the IOC in 2019 and its further withdrawal of recognition in 2023.

We found some misleading information about two athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The two athletes have been competing internationally in women’s boxing competitions for many years, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, IBA World Championships and IBA sanctioned tournaments.

These two athletes are victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA. At the end of the 2023 IBA World Championships, they were suddenly disqualified without any proper procedure.

According to the IBA minutes available on their website, this decision was initially taken only by the Secretary General and Director General of the IBA. The IBA Board only ratified this and then requested that a procedure be established and reflected in the IBA Regulations to be followed in similar cases in the future. The protocol also states that the IBA should “establish a clear gender analysis procedure.”

The current onslaught against the two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, made without any due process – especially since these athletes have been competing at the highest level for years. This approach is contrary to good governance.

Eligibility rules must not change during an ongoing competition and any rule change must be in accordance with a process and based on scientific evidence.

The IOC is committed to protecting the human rights of all athletes participating in the Olympic Games, in accordance with the Olympic Charter, the IOC Code of Ethics and the IOC Strategic Framework for Human Rights. The IOC is outraged by the abuse that the two athletes are currently experiencing,” the IOC said in a statement.

We remind you that in 2023 Khelif was disqualified after winning the 2023 IBA World Championships. His drug test showed high levels of testosterone, and organizers said he failed a gender-matching test.

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