I'm happy for her and love her attitude in this piece, but I wish journalists were more prudent in their reporting and made clear that:
- the IBA is a Russian organisation,
- there's no evidence a 'gender test' ever took place,
- the organisation hasn't specified the type of test it was or released its results, and,
- there's evidence the decision to ban the two boxers was taken on a whim by its CEO and General Secretary.
#boxing #gender #olympics #ol24 #ParisOlympics
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/10/i-am-a-woman-imane-khelif-hits-back-in-gender-row-after-claiming-gold
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