{"id":292498,"date":"2024-08-07T07:04:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T07:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=292498"},"modified":"2024-08-09T08:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T08:29:55","slug":"this-boxer-is-male-iba-holds-press-conference-to-address-olympic-gender-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=292498","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThis Boxer Is Male\u201d: IBA Holds Press Conference To Address Olympic Gender Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Steve Watson \u2013 Modernity.news Aug 6, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0International Boxing Association\u00a0(IBA) held a press conference Monday and categorically confirmed that the two fighters currently participating in Olympic women\u2019s boxing are \u201cmale,\u201d because they failed a previous gender chromosome test.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As we have highlighted, a furore has erupted over Lin Yu-ting\u00a0of Taiwan and Imane Khelif of Algeria who are both now in the semi-finals of the women\u2019s boxing in Paris. Both fighters were previously disqualified from competing in the women\u2019s category by the IBA.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"agGxXWQwVy\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2024\/08\/04\/watch-female-boxer-defeated-by-another-biological-male-makes-xx-chromosome-sign\/\">Watch: Female Boxer Defeated By Another Biological Male Makes XX Chromosome Sign<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cWatch: Female Boxer Defeated By Another Biological Male Makes XX Chromosome Sign\u201d \u2014 modernity\" src=\"https:\/\/modernity.news\/2024\/08\/04\/watch-female-boxer-defeated-by-another-biological-male-makes-xx-chromosome-sign\/embed\/#?secret=agGxXWQwVy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"agGxXWQwVy\"><\/iframe><script><\/p>\n<p>\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/<\/p>\n<p>!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&#038;&#038;(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&#038;&#038;(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&#038;&#038;(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&#038;&#038;n.host===r.host&#038;&#038;l.activeElement===s&#038;&#038;(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the IBA gathering, CEO Chris Roberts said that the 2022 test results for the fighters by an independent laboratory in Istanbul \u201cdemonstrated the chromosomes we refer to in competition rules that make both boxers ineligible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roberts emphasised that both Khelif and Yu-ting were informed that they tested positive for XY chromosomes and were allowed to appeal the findings to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with the IBA offering to cover the costs. Roberts noted that Yu-ting chose not to appeal, and Khelif did initially but then withdrew the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Both boxers were then re-tested in India during the 2023 Women\u2019s World Boxing Championships, with the same results being recorded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8HAPPENING NOW\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The International Boxing Association is holding a press conference in Paris to address the issues surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting. <\/p>\n<p>Highlights so far:<\/p>\n<p>*Both boxers were initially subjected to a chromosomal test by an\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/659lwIWjLu\">pic.twitter.com\/659lwIWjLu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReduxxMag\/status\/1820437532850495961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ioannis Filippatos, the former Chair of the IBA Medical Committee, also spoke at the press conference and was adamant that the fighters should not be competing as women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMedicine is knowledge, it is not opinion,\u201d Filippatos said, adding \u201cOne passport can give to us the opportunity to be men, and, tomorrow when I go back to Athens, it\u2019s possible to go to my government and\u2026 change my name from Ioannis Filippatos to Ionnia Filippatos. That means I am a woman tomorrow? Please. The nature and the biological world do not change.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8HAPPENING NOW\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The International Boxing Association is holding a press conference in Paris to address the issues surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ioannis Filippatos, the former Chair of IBA Medical Committee and an OB\/GYN with\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VC7H5xiSZN\">pic.twitter.com\/VC7H5xiSZN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReduxxMag\/status\/1820446201843442097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some of the journalists became extremely agitated with Filippatos\u2019 comments, but he doubled down, and explained that he is relaying medical test results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy are you attacking me?\u201d he stated, adding \u201cThe blood results look and say \u2014 the laboratories \u2014 that this boxer is male,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Some journalists appear to be arguing with Dr. Filippatos, demanding he further clarify whether Khelif and Lin were born female.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The blood result looks and says, the laboratories, that these boxers are male.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgs1vxPeb4\">pic.twitter.com\/lgs1vxPeb4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReduxxMag\/status\/1820449146429399491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The IOC, refuses to back down from describing the fighters as women, with spokesperson Mark Adams <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40732301\/ioc-says-boxers-gender-dispute-remain-paris-olympics\">claiming<\/a> \u201cThese athletes have been competing in senior competitions for six years with no issues. These women were eligible for this contest, remain eligible for this contest and compete in this contest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot tell you if they were credible or not credible [gender tests] because the source from which they came was not credible and the basis for the tests was not credible,\u201d Adams further claimed, despite the source being the IBA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor that reason there was no consideration of whether they were correct or not correct because they had no bearing for the eligibility of boxing here,\u201d Adams added.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif is scheduled to fight later today in the Welterweight semi-final, and Yu-ting will fight tomorrow in the Featherweight semi-final.<\/p>\n<p><em>Your support is crucial in helping us defeat mass censorship. 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