The thing is, JK, this woman has been participating in her sport for years, experiencing wins and losses. Suddenly, the Russian-led IBA, in a decision that benefited a Russian boxer, declares her ineligible for failing ‘unspecified eligibility tests’. Their president then started his own rumours about DNA results, however, a year later, ‘the IBA stated that Khelif and others “did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential.”
The IOC made their decision because, as they stated, the IBA’s decision was “sudden and arbitrary” and “without any due process”. IOC further stated:
“According to the IBA minutes available on their website, this decision was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO. The IBA Board only ratified it afterward and only subsequently requested that a procedure to follow in similar cases in the future be established and reflected in the IBA Regulations. The minutes also say that the IBA should “establish a clear procedure on gender testing.”
Further, the IBA had already been suspended by the IOC back in 2019 due to governance issue, and since that time , Olympic boxing has been overseen by task force set up by the IOC.
Since then, we’ve seen some investigative journalism into the matter, with the Washington Post recently writing that “there never has been evidence that [...] Khelif [...] had XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone”, and confirming that the IBA, again who are no longer sanctioned by the IOC, did not reveal the testing methodology, stating the “specifics remain confidential”.
Still, JK, it’s your right to question the IOC and their decisions, and you can certainly complain publicly about how the IOC did their duty. There are many avenues to pursue an outcome to satisfy your outrage. Taking it up directly with the IOC, for example, would be an adult thing to do.
It’s important to highlight that launching into a defamation campaign with no evidence of your victim’s wrongdoing, chowing down on conspiracy theorist’s baseless shit sandwiches of lies and regurgitating them with your own special flavour of hate, intolerance and stupidity requires far more time and effort than being respectful of a person’s rights as a human being, researching the whole of the issue and then making informed decisions about the proper legal, responsible and respectful way to proceed with your pursuit of Olympic justice.
Still, JK, it’s your right to question the IOC and their decisions, and you can certainly complain publicly about how the IOC did their duty. There are many avenues to pursue an outcome to satisfy your outrage. Taking it up directly with the IOC, for example, would be an adult thing to do.
Yes, that's an important distinction. In the 2016 Olympics, every medalist in the women's 800 meters had XY chromosomes. So they added in additional rules for the 2020 Olympics. It's okay to discuss whether those rules should also apply to boxing, but it's not ok to beat up an athlete that has competed within the rules as they currently stand.
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u/QuantumXCy4_E-Nigma Aug 23 '24
The thing is, JK, this woman has been participating in her sport for years, experiencing wins and losses. Suddenly, the Russian-led IBA, in a decision that benefited a Russian boxer, declares her ineligible for failing ‘unspecified eligibility tests’. Their president then started his own rumours about DNA results, however, a year later, ‘the IBA stated that Khelif and others “did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics remain confidential.”
The IOC made their decision because, as they stated, the IBA’s decision was “sudden and arbitrary” and “without any due process”. IOC further stated:
“According to the IBA minutes available on their website, this decision was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO. The IBA Board only ratified it afterward and only subsequently requested that a procedure to follow in similar cases in the future be established and reflected in the IBA Regulations. The minutes also say that the IBA should “establish a clear procedure on gender testing.”
Further, the IBA had already been suspended by the IOC back in 2019 due to governance issue, and since that time , Olympic boxing has been overseen by task force set up by the IOC.
Since then, we’ve seen some investigative journalism into the matter, with the Washington Post recently writing that “there never has been evidence that [...] Khelif [...] had XY chromosomes or elevated levels of testosterone”, and confirming that the IBA, again who are no longer sanctioned by the IOC, did not reveal the testing methodology, stating the “specifics remain confidential”.
Still, JK, it’s your right to question the IOC and their decisions, and you can certainly complain publicly about how the IOC did their duty. There are many avenues to pursue an outcome to satisfy your outrage. Taking it up directly with the IOC, for example, would be an adult thing to do.
It’s important to highlight that launching into a defamation campaign with no evidence of your victim’s wrongdoing, chowing down on conspiracy theorist’s baseless shit sandwiches of lies and regurgitating them with your own special flavour of hate, intolerance and stupidity requires far more time and effort than being respectful of a person’s rights as a human being, researching the whole of the issue and then making informed decisions about the proper legal, responsible and respectful way to proceed with your pursuit of Olympic justice.