The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was forced to issue a correction on Saturday after its president apparently spread false information about two boxing contestants who have been allowed to compete against female opponents despite allegedly having male chromosomes.
In a press conference, IOC President Thomas Bach defended the Olympic participation of Imane Khelif, who defeated Italy’s Angela Carini in just 46 seconds, sparking outrage and concern over the Algerian boxer’s involvement, given claims from the Russian-backed International Boxing Association (IBA) that Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting had previously tested as biological males with XY chromosomes.
In 2023, the International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev explained his organization’s decision to disqualify Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif from competing in the IBA’s…
