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Imane Khelif and the WBO

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Citrusandginger · 10/10/2024 19:06

Looks like a ban is coming - from Sharron Davis' Twitter

x.com/sharrond62/status/1844425633834647779?s=46&t=OD0tMok8rbGQj0XbFHZNfA

Certainly hope this is true. Am mildly amused at the wording though. She is male. Does that get around the silly press rules?

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Christinapple · 11/10/2024 00:19

The claim made by Sharron Davies and her dodgy source (sports dot amazingtoday dot net) are false.

https://archive.ph/WJDJR

https://x.com/WorldBoxingOrg/status/1844496468025233813
https://archive.ph/bSQPU

The "Official Twitter account of the World Boxing Organization (WBO)" confirmed the rumours are false. Khelif is not banned, has not had anything rescinded and the WBO "wish her luck" for the future.

NoBinturongsHereMate · 11/10/2024 00:18

To revoke the Olympic medals, I'm pretty sure there would have to be evidence that the IOC rules were broken. As the rules didn't ban men, proving they're men doesn't show there was any breach of the rules.

DuesToTheDirt · 10/10/2024 21:07

Caster Semanya has never had any medals taken back, has he? So I'm not holding my breath re the boxers.

lcakethereforeIam · 10/10/2024 20:43

If it hasn't happened yet, I think it's only a matter of time. I don't think the medals necessarily will be taken though. Just to spare the IOCs blushes.

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Citrusandginger · 10/10/2024 20:33

I agree that the source doesn't look to be the best, but I do hope it's true and not wild speculation.

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Helleofabore · 10/10/2024 20:25

But it does look to be false.

Helleofabore · 10/10/2024 20:13

I hope this is true.

thedingledanglefamalam · 10/10/2024 20:09

That's a shocking statistic.

lcakethereforeIam · 10/10/2024 19:31

I've just googled Imane Khelif. Brought up this recent article in the DM on a report Reem Absalem has done for the UN

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-13932489/Sex-testing-Olympics-Imane-Khelif-United-Nations-IOC.html

Quoting from the report it also claims that

600 female athletes have lost out on 890 medals in 29 sports around the world due to competing against 'biological males'.

And a couple of USA Today fact checks from a week ago, headlines saying the medals haven't been stripped.

QAOPspaceman · 10/10/2024 19:19

Hope so but yeah, that's a dubious-looking website she's linking to

GargoylesofBeelzebub · 10/10/2024 19:08

The source looks a bit dodgy unfortunately.