I cannot see what activists actually believe that they will achieve in the end with this, 'the IBA are wrong'. Because, the IOC has not once refuted the IBA findings head on. It is been completely relying on undermining the IBA authority.
The fact that IBA have doubled down in a second statement, going further by adding 'The IBA will never support any boxing bouts between the genders' is very telling, I think. They don't seem at all concerned about being sued, do they, and I'm sure the lawyers would have been in touch after the first statement if what they're saying isn't true.
Also, if the IBA are so corrupt and made all of this up for shits and giggles, why didn't Lin and Imane appeal to the independent Court Of Arbitration for Sport? If a corrupt organisation told the world I was male and disqualified me from the sport I love, when I knew full well I was female, there's no fucking way I'd take that lying down. I'd do everything in my power to prove them wrong. CAS is the perfect way to do so, with the outcome becoming public knowledge and settling the matter. But for some reason Lin and Imane didn't want that...
The IBA are being very clear and consistent, whilst the IOC are coming across as immoral, slippery, slimy, weaselly wankers. The best they have is emotional manipulation, crying about ''witch hunts'' and hurty feelings (because feelings are far more important than women's physical safety, of course.)