International Boxing Association (IBA) secretary general Chris Roberts said the organisation had twice provided the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with information on the Algerian’s test results. Iman Khelif and Lin Yuting from Taiwan.
In 2023, the IBA suspended Khelif and Lin Yuting from the World Championships in India for failing to meet eligibility criteria. Following gender testing, the athletes were found to have XY chromosomes. The IOC allowed them to compete in women’s competitions in 2024. Italy’s Angela Carini broke down in tears after refusing to continue her 1/8 final match against Khelif at the 2024 Olympics.
— The information was transferred to the IOC in 2023, now we are surprised by what is happening. We informed the IOC about our criteria, that they (Khelif and Lin Yuting) were not allowed to compete. We transmitted the test results in 2022, but orally. The IOC had all this information and did nothing with it, making a decision based on its own criteria.
“We did not want to draw attention to this issue during the Olympic Games organized by the IOC, but we are unhappy with the situation with Carini, the Italian federation also raised this issue. On Monday, we received requests from Algeria and Taiwan that the IBA does not have the right to disseminate personal information about athletes. That’s all I can say,” reports a correspondent of .
Boxing competitions at the Olympic Games are organized by a special unit created by the IOC. In June 2023, the IOC session expelled the IBA from the Olympic movement by a majority vote.
The Olympic Games in the French capital will end on August 11.
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