Imane Khelif triumphning gelderly in the boxing “lifts an eyebrow” as a gender row persists to rumble on, according to Olympic legend Mark Foster.
The Algerian romped to Olympic success in Paris after continuassociate being asked asks about her gender.
The 25-year-elderly was banned and alerted to have flunked gender eligibility tests by the International Boxing Association (IBA) but was cleared to apply at the Olympics by the IOC (International Olympic Committee).
Her case is not distinct, with Lin Yu-ting, who was also banned last year under the same ruling, preparing to fight Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in the featherweight final on Saturday.
Mark Foster talked Imane Khelif on GB News
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Foster waded in on the two cases on GB News, uncmissing he had spoken to fellow establisher swimmer Sharron Davies on the matter.
“I’m not that well teachd in this area. I comprehend bits and I comprehend what I read”, he shelp.
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“I spoke a lot to Sharron Davies. She says that back in the ‘70s there was a basic intimacy test which was a swab in your mouth saying if you are XX or XY. If it’s as basic as that, I don’t comprehend why they don’t do it.
“When you’re in a sport that is a combat sport, which is potentiassociate hazardous, it needs seeing at a bit more.”
Speaking about the possibility of both athletes triumphning gelderly, he shelp: “It lifts more of an eyebrow.
“It also says, ‘I telderly you so’. I will see at a swimming case. Lia Thomas as a male swimmer was someleang enjoy 500th in the NC2A rankings as a male. He transitioned to being a female then won.
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“That’s my proof that you have an acquire. Women have fought for rights for years equitable for votes, and now for sports on a level take parting field. From that point of see, it’s finishly not uninwhole.”
Khelif has hit back at “strikes” over her gender eligibility thcdisorrowfulmirefulout the games and her dad even disshutd her birth certificate, which says she was born a female.
After triumphning the gelderly medal, Khelif shelp the dispute gave her success a “distinctive taste”.
“I am brimmingy qualified to acquire part in this competition,” shelp 25-year-elderly Khelif. “I am a woman enjoy any other woman.
“I was born a woman. I have inhabitd as a woman. I vied as a woman – there is no ask about that.”
The Algerian had tears in her eyes and was commended by her lossed opponent as she basked in her success.
The arena had a burdensome Algerian presence with helpers of Khelif deinhabitring a raucous reception for the fighter.
