{"id":2555,"date":"2024-08-02T04:11:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T04:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2024-08-02T04:11:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T04:11:10","slug":"ioc-defends-decision-to-allow-controversial-female-boxers-in-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2555","title":{"rendered":"IOC defends decision to allow controversial female boxers in Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The International Olympic Committee (IOC) defended its decision on Thursday to allow two female boxers to compete in the Paris Olympics amid a heated gender debate.<\/p>\n<p>The IOC claimed the athletes faced unfair \u201caggression\u201d due to what it called an arbitrary decision from the International Boxing Association (IBA).<\/p>\n<p>Algerian boxer Imane Khelif,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/3news.com\/sports\/boxing\/italian-female-boxer-quits-after-46-seconds-against-biologically-male-opponent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who won her round of 16 welterweight bout against Italian Angela Carini in just 46 seconds<\/a><\/strong>, and Taiwan\u2019s double world champion Lin Yu-ting, who is set to compete on Friday, have both been cleared for the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Both Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for not meeting the IBA\u2019s eligibility rules, which prohibit athletes with male XY chromosomes from competing in women\u2019s events.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=3newsgh&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1819128788862882183&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2F3news.com%2Fsports%2Fboxing%2Fioc-defends-decision-to-allow-controversial-female-boxers-in-paris-olympics%2F&amp;sessionId=770c454a8bec596b9699ddae4633ad4cbfca6970&amp;siteScreenName=3newsgh&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1819128788862882183\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, after stripping the IBA of its recognition last year due to issues with governance and finances, the IOC has taken over the boxing competition for Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The IOC criticised the IBA\u2019s disqualification of the boxers as \u201carbitrary,\u201d sparking controversy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA,\u201d the IOC said. \u201cTowards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were suddenly disqualified without any due process. 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