{"id":2318616,"date":"2024-08-03T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-opponent-says-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-hasnt-done-anything-to-cheat-but-theres-still-a-big-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-08-03T10:50:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T14:50:26","slug":"former-opponent-says-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-hasnt-done-anything-to-cheat-but-theres-still-a-big-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-opponent-says-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-hasnt-done-anything-to-cheat-but-theres-still-a-big-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Opponent Says Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif &#8216;Hasn&#8217;t Done Anything to Cheat,&#8217; but There&#8217;s Still a Big Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-opponent-says-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-hasnt-done-anything-to-cheat-but-theres-still-a-big-problem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2318616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has been criticized due to her intersex condition, known\u2062 as Differences of Sexual Development (DSD). Khelif, who \u2064was born with \u200bmale chromosomes but female genitalia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-calls-out-large-bump-on-john-fettermans-neck-keep-your-eyes-on-this-lump\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson Calls Out Large Bump On John Fetterman\u2019s Neck: \u2018Keep Your Eyes On This Lump\u2019\">recently gained attention<\/a> after defeating\u2064 Italian boxer Angela Carini in just 46 seconds. This has raised questions about fairness and safety in women&#8217;s boxing, particularly \u200cconsidering Khelif&#8217;s genetic background, which may provide her\u2062 with advantages in combat sports.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being beaten by nine female opponents earlier \u2062in her career, Khelif&#8217;s recent performance prompts concerns about \u200cthe implications \u200bof competing against athletes with \u2063significant\u200c biological advantages. This situation escalated when both \u2063Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting\u200c were disqualified from the 2023 International Boxing Association world championships due to their DSD status. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has faced criticism for supporting Khelif&#8217;s right to compete, citing their procedural decisions as arbitrary and lacking transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Irish\/British boxer Amy Broadhurst defended \u2064Khelif, arguing that Khelif should not be held accountable for her biological\u200d condition. However,\u200c the article emphasizes that intent and eligibility \u200dare different matters, particularly when athlete safety is \u2062at stake in combat sports, where differences in strength and capabilities can directly impact health and well-being. \u200bthe ongoing debate highlights\u200d the complex \u2063intersection of sports, gender identity, and fairness, raising questions about how to create a safe and equitable environment for all athletes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Amy Broadhurst has every reason to defend Imane Khelif. The problem is that her defense misses the whole point.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, Broadhurst is an object lesson in the fact that the Algerian boxer can be beaten. She&rsquo;s the last person to beat her, in fact, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/boxrec.com\/en\/box-pro\/899786?allSports=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BoxRec<\/a>, in a bout over two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>However, Khelif proved to be more difficult for Italy&rsquo;s Angela Carini, who she dispatched in just 46 seconds and two punches; the Italian boxer then retired and said she feared for her safety.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had to preserve my life,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/angela-carini-receives-huge-opportunity-brutalized-embattled-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carini said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The problem, as you&rsquo;ve doubtlessly heard if you&rsquo;ve been following the story, is that Khelif reportedly has an intersex condition called Differences of Sexual Development, or DSD. It&rsquo;s an umbrella term for someone whose chromosomes and outward sex characteristics don&rsquo;t match; in Khelif&rsquo;s case, it means that she was born with male chromosomes but female genitalia.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The official reports on <em>exactly<\/em> what happened have been somewhat contradictory for reasons of confidentiality, but the general consensus is this: Khelif and another Olympics boxer, Taiwan&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/second-boxer-disqualified-international-association-pummels-female-featherweight-olympian-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lin Yu-Ting<\/a>, both were disqualified from the International Boxing Association world championships in 2023 for DSD.<\/p>\n<p>The International Olympics Committee, which&nbsp;<em>used<\/em> to allow Olympic boxing to be governed by the IBA, now runs the sport under its own rules due to a long-running dispute over governance and financial issues. The reasons behind the contratemps are too arcane and longwinded to explain here, but they are indeed explicable. What&rsquo;s <em>inexplicable<\/em> is the IOC&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/ioc\/news\/joint-paris-2024-boxing-unit-ioc-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> on its decision to ignore the IBA&rsquo;s decision and rely, instead, on its own rules, where &ldquo;the gender and age of the athletes are based on their passport.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ioc-partnering-middle-east-power-introduce-new-olympics-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the IOC<\/a> said that the two athletes &ldquo;were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision&rdquo; and that &ldquo;[t]he current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure &ndash; especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Broadhurst&rsquo;s defense of Khelif, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/she-hasnt-done-anything-to-cheat-ni-commonwealth-games-medallist-weighs-in-on-imane-khelif-olympics-boxing-row\/a1931918938.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belfast Telegraph<\/a>, was equally inexplicable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have a lot of people texting me over Imane Khelif,&rdquo; the Irish\/British boxer and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Personally I don&rsquo;t think she has done anything to &lsquo;cheat&rsquo;. I thinks it&rsquo;s the way she was born &amp; that&rsquo;s out of her control. The fact that she has been beaten by 9 females before says it all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Have a lot of people texting me over Imane Khelif. Personally I don&rsquo;t think she has done anything to &lsquo;cheat&rsquo;. I thinks it&rsquo;s the way she was born &amp; that&rsquo;s out of her control. The fact that she has been beating by 9 females before says it all.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Amy Broadhurst (@amybroadhurst12) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amybroadhurst12\/status\/1818687351582789680?\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s start with the fact that meaning to &ldquo;cheat&rdquo; and being ineligible are two different things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/female-opponent-jabs-imane-khelif-displays-world-sees-embattled-olympic-boxer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If Khelif<\/a> has XY chromosomes, this means she has the advantages of going through male puberty at the very least &mdash; which, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/olympics\/olympics-dsd-rules-focus-womens-boxing-2024-07-31\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> noted, makes a serious difference in combat sports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Women&rsquo;s sports categories exist in most sports in recognition of the clear advantage that going through male puberty gives an athlete,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/consumer-prices-soar-8-5-in-march-highest-hike-since-1981\/\" title=\"Consumer Prices Soar 8.5% In March, Highest Hike Since 1981\">wire service noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That advantage is not just through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-passes-bill-to-protect-womens-sports-likely-to-become-law\/\" title=\"Texas House Passes Bill To Protect Women\u2019s Sports; Likely To Become Law\">higher testosterone levels<\/a> but also in muscle mass, skeletal advantage and faster twitch muscle.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In combat sports such as boxing, this can be a serious safety issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not Khelif did anything to realize this is beyond the point. In another sport, perhaps one could make an argument that while this is an ultra-rare genetic advantage, <em>all<\/em> athletes, at some level, are winners of the genetic lottery; women with DSD like Khelif reportedly has are simply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lottery-fever-sweeps-america-former-powerball-winner-warns-people-take-right-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Powerball winners<\/a> among a field of lesser lottery winners &mdash; ones who just won a genetic scratch-off game, say, to extend the metaphor.<\/p>\n<p>When safety enters the equation and replaces fairness as the sole operative goal, however, that metaphor doesn&rsquo;t hold.<\/p>\n<p>We don&rsquo;t arbitrarily let larger people fight smaller people in combat sports. That&rsquo;s why we have weight divisions &mdash; not just because we want to see a good match, but because letting a heavyweight like Mike Tyson or Muhammad Ali, in their prime, beat up on some poor flyweight is essentially a recipe for a coma.<\/p>\n<p>While this may be a reductio ad absurdum of Khelif&rsquo;s case, it&rsquo;s not especially far off when you consider she&rsquo;s one of two women with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-12-worst-endocrine-disruptors-and-how-to-avoid-them\/\" title=\"The 12 Worst Endocrine Disruptors and How to Avoid Them\">male sex hormones<\/a> who likely underwent male puberty and would likely still have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pat-mcafee-drops-bomb-on-olympic-boxer-imane-khelif-after-female-opponent-gets-obliterated\/\" title=\"Watch: Pat McAfee Drops Bomb on Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif After Female Opponent Gets Obliterated\">naturally higher testosterone levels<\/a>. The latter may be checked through hormone treatments, but the former advantage cannot be undone.<\/p>\n<p>A heavyweight boxer has not &ldquo;done&rdquo; anything to &ldquo;cheat&rdquo; by not being a flyweight, generally speaking, they&rsquo;re just naturally larger. Similarly, Khelif has not &ldquo;done&rdquo; anything to &ldquo;cheat&rdquo; by having XY chromosomes, but that still places her in a category where the IBA disqualifies her &mdash; and the IOC&rsquo;s explanation for waving that aside is thoroughly unconvincing.<\/p>\n<p>Also, while Khelif can be defeated &mdash; and again, Broadhurst is proof &mdash; keep in mind that those losses are clustered toward the beginning of her career, which started when she was just 19. Her last loss, to Broadhurst, was over two years ago. Five of those nine losses came in her first six bouts, which took place before 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is not intent, nor is merely fairness. This is about safety. If Broadhurst wishes to disregard her own, that&rsquo;s fine. That&rsquo;s a personal decision. A woman shouldn&rsquo;t have to disregard hers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-us-awarded-olympic-gold-medal-russian-athlete-retroactively-disqualified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win an Olympic medal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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While it&#8217;s true that Broadhurst is a testament to the fact that Khelif can be defeated\u2014she was the last person to do so over two years ago, according to BoxRec\u2014Khelif has proven more challenging for Italy&#8217;s Angela Carini, whom she defeated in just 46 seconds with only two punches. Following this match, Carini retired out of concern for her safety, stating, &#8220;I had to preserve my life.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Khelif stems from reports that she has an intersex condition known as Differences of Sexual Development (DSD), which refers to individuals whose chromosomes and physical sex characteristics do not align. In Khelif&#8217;s case, she possesses male chromosomes but female genitalia.<\/p>\n<p>Official accounts regarding the events have been somewhat inconsistent due to confidentiality issues; however, it is generally agreed that both Khelif and Taiwan\u2019s Lin Yu-Ting were disqualified from the International Boxing Association world championships in 2023 because of their DSD status. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which now oversees Olympic boxing due to ongoing disputes with the IBA over governance and financial matters, made a controversial decision based on its own rules regarding athlete gender and age as determined by their passports.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement about this decision, the IOC described both athletes as victims of an abrupt and arbitrary ruling made without proper procedure\u2014especially given their extensive experience competing at high levels. Broadhurst\u2019s defense of Khelif was similarly puzzling; she expressed on social media that she believes Khelif hasn&#8217;t cheated since her condition is beyond her control and pointed out that Khelif has lost nine times before.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s important to distinguish between intent to cheat and eligibility. If Khelif indeed has XY chromosomes resulting from male puberty\u2014a factor noted by Reuters as significant in combat sports\u2014it gives her inherent advantages such as increased muscle mass and strength compared to typical female competitors. This raises serious safety concerns in boxing where weight classes exist not only for competitive balance but also for participant safety.<\/p>\n<p>While larger fighters are not allowed to compete against smaller ones due solely to size differences\u2014which could lead potentially dangerous outcomes\u2014the same principle applies here: allowing someone like Khelif into women&#8217;s competitions poses similar risks given her biological advantages stemming from male puberty.<\/p>\n<p>Although Broadhurst points out that losses are part of any athlete&#8217;s journey\u2014including those suffered by Khelif early in her career\u2014the core issue remains one of safety rather than mere fairness or intent. If Broadhurst chooses not prioritize these concerns personally that&#8217;s up to her; however, no woman should have to compromise on safety standards just for a chance at winning an Olympic medal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2318617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-79.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37086,12475,37084,4825,37085],"class_list":["post-2318616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athleteethics","tag-boxing","tag-imanekhelif","tag-olympics","tag-sportsintegrity"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Picture-79.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}