In the early hours of this morning, there was an unusually controversial scene in the boxing match of the Paris Olympics.
In the women's 66kg boxing qualifiers, Italy fighters Angela · Carini faced Algeria fighters Imane · Khalif.
Just 46 seconds into the match, the Italy announced his retirement and cried - "She's a man at all!" I don't want to die, I'm quitting! ”
In those 46 seconds, the two only fought for a few rounds. The Italy female fighter was at a disadvantage, and after receiving a few punches in a row, she received another heavy punch to the face......
Italy player was directly stunned like this...... She raised her arms, returned to her corner, and announced her retirement.
"The punch I received was completely different from the punches I had received before, it was so heavy that I couldn't bear it, it was too painful and painful!"
Afterwards, the Italy cried with his head down, his shorts stained with blood, and refused to shake hands with Khalif, who was declared the winner.
She said that she had come this time to bring honor to her hometown, but she didn't want to risk her life in the face of Khalif. Because, Khalif is a "woman" with a controversial gender.
In fact, in last year's World Boxing Championship final, Khalif was supposed to face China's Yang Liu, but she was disqualified just hours before the start of the match. The reason is that Khalif had an "improper advantage" in the sex test and did not pass the sex test.
International Boxing Association President Umar · Klimlev said: "Khalif's genetic test found the XY chromosome, so he does not meet the requirements for entry into the women's group. Khalif was not only banned by the International Boxing Federation, but also cancelled the silver medal at the '22 World Championships.
However, at this year's Paris Olympics, the IOC did not agree with the International Boxing Association's judgment.
According to the organising committee, last year's problem was a "sudden increase in testosterone levels (the male strength hormone)", but now her testosterone levels have dropped and she has passed the Olympic qualification, allowing her to compete as a normal female athlete.
As a result, Khalif competed normally and took just 46 seconds to beat the Italy to tears. This result has caused dissatisfaction among a large number of viewers around the world......
The media around the world has covered the incident, and many have referred to the transgender competition that has caused controversy around the world.
Some "male-to-female" contestants, because they have experienced male puberty, still have a crushing physical advantage even if the testosterone hormone is lowered to female levels, resulting in cisgender women not being able to compete with them.
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The famous United Kingdom writer J.K. Rowling was the first to shoot: "Paris 2024 will forever be tainted by this cruel injustice." ”
Rowling, who has always been at the forefront of the anti-trans controversy and has spoken out several times, reposted the relevant report on social media and wrote:
"A young female boxer has just lost everything she's fought for and trained for, just because a man was allowed to share the stage with her.
What can be done to put an end to this madness? Do you have to wait until there is a female boxer who is hurt for life? Wait until a female boxer is killed?
After reading this, can you really accept watching men spank women in public for entertainment? It's not sports, it's bullying! ”
Trump also stood up and spoke out to canvass for the election. He shared the video and posted:
"I will ban men from women's sports."
The Prime Minister of Italy also stood up and complained about his own players, calling the match unfair:
"Anyone with male genetic characteristics should not be allowed to participate in women's events...... This is not to discriminate against anyone, but to guarantee the right of female athletes to compete on a fair basis.
It's important to compete on an equal footing, and from my point of view, it's not a fair game. ”
In addition, a female boxer in Australia also said:
"Biologically and genetically, they will have more advantages. Combat sports can be dangerous. Fairness is the most important thing. We all want the sport to be fair. ”
Sports scientist Ross Tucker said:
"If Khalif is male, or has a male chromosome, then the two-man competition is like a 90kg vs. 60kg race (which is unfair)."
But this matter is actually very tricky, and it is more controversial than the ordinary transgender competition.
Here's why Khalif wasn't transgender, she was never a man. She has been a girl since the day she was born.
Khalif, 25, is from Algeria, where any transgender surgery is a serious offense. And Khalif never doubted her gender – she had only female genitalia since birth.
Her parents thought she was a girl, her friends and relatives thought she was a girl, and she herself considered herself a girl. She is just more cheerful and lively than ordinary girls, likes football, has good physical fitness, and has good athletic performance.
Coming from a conservative area to a very poor family, Khalif grew up picking up garbage and selling bread on the streets to earn money. But fortunately, her outstanding athletic talent in school allowed her teachers to see her potential and encourage her to become a boxer.
In order to become a boxer, she faced a lot of resistance, because in this place, boxing is a sport that belongs only to men. But she persevered, training between cities and villages, moving into cities, moving to the capital, and playing all the way to world-class competitions.
It wasn't until she made her first chance in a world-class competition and started doing "gender testing" that she realized for the first time that she was really different from ordinary women. In her body, there are XY chromosomes.
She was supposed to be a man, but due to Sexual Development Disorder (DSD), she was a girl since she was a child.
The media speculated that she was likely to have a rare congenital disease, Swell's syndrome – which allowed her to have a male XY chromosome, but her gonads failed to develop properly due to the deletion or abnormal function of the SRY gene on the Y chromosome.
She is in a similar situation, as well as Lin Yuting from Taiwan Province of China. She won bronze in the 57kg category at the 2023 World Championships, but like Khalif, she was judged by the International Boxing Federation to fail the gender test and her medal was cancelled.
However, the International Boxing Association was disqualified by the International Olympic Committee due to a corruption scandal, so this competition has nothing to do with the International Boxing Association.
The IOC's "Ten Guiding Principles" include the recognition of DSD: athletes with DSD do not have an unfair advantage and should be allowed to compete in competitions appropriate to their sex.
(Left: Lin Yuting Right: Khalif)
Therefore, it would be unfair to her to insist that Khalif is a man.
She has been a girl since she was a child, and everyone and she see herself as a woman, and her passport says that she is a woman. But when she overcame all odds to reach international competitions, she was deprived of the right to compete for medals?
Moreover, it is not the first time that she has participated in the Olympics and suddenly appeared on the field of international competitions. At the Tokyo Olympics, she competed as a woman normally, but because of her poor results, no one questioned it.
The Algeria Olympic Organizing Committee also came out and condemned the "baseless" attacks, immoral targeting and slander against Khalif:
"This attack on her personality and dignity is very unfair, especially when she is preparing for the pinnacle of her Olympic career."
However, these pro-Khalif comments still haven't overshadowed thousands of negative comments:
"Why do you want such a flawed victory, and a victory that a lot of people won't recognize? This defeats the purpose of the Olympiad. ”
"If it's like domestic violence in other cases, it's going to be called the police... Repulsive! ”
"Drag him out!"
"Every female fighter should refuse to fight, oh my God, what the hell are these people doing?"
This is indeed a very controversial matter. The players on both sides can understand their feelings. What do you think?