{"id":2320835,"date":"2024-08-07T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-female-opponent-taunts-embattled-olympic-boxer-makes-x-sign-to-protest-amid-failed-gender-test-controversy\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T21:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:50:47","slug":"watch-female-opponent-taunts-embattled-olympic-boxer-makes-x-sign-to-protest-amid-failed-gender-test-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-female-opponent-taunts-embattled-olympic-boxer-makes-x-sign-to-protest-amid-failed-gender-test-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Female Opponent Taunts Embattled Olympic Boxer, Makes &#8216;X&#8217; Sign to Protest Amid Failed Gender-Test Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fwatch-female-opponent-taunts-embattled-olympic-boxer-makes-x-sign-to-protest-amid-failed-gender-test-controversy%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=2320835&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 controversial issue of transgender participation in women&#8217;s boxing at the Olympics. Recently, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, \u200cwho has male \u2063chromosomes, defeated Turkey&#8217;s Esra Yildiz Kahraman, prompting a worldwide outcry regarding fairness in \u2064the sport.\u2063 After \u200cthe match, Kahraman made a gesture signaling her protest against competing against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thats-fed-joe-rogan-talks-trans-swimmer-destroying-female-competitors-fallon-fox-comments\/\" title=\"\u2018That\u2019s F***ed\u2019: Joe Rogan Talks Trans Swimmer Destroying Female Competitors, Fallon Fox Comments\">biologically male fighter<\/a>, reminiscent of a prior protest by Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva, who also lost to Lin.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2064public and media scrutiny, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has\u200c defended its\u2064 policy allowing such participation, while the International Boxing Association (IBA)\u2063 has expressed concerns about inconsistent eligibility criteria applied by different sporting organizations. The situation has fueled arguments about competitive fairness\u2062 and safety for female athletes. The dialogue\u2063 continues\u200b to stir strong opinions \u200cand reactions, further complicating the conversation around gender, sports, and equality in competitive athletics.  <\/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>\n<p>The Lords of the Olympics are fine and dandy allowing fighters with the chromosomes of a male to fight female boxers.<\/p>\n<p>But on Wednesday, a second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-failed-gender-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protest<\/a> from a defeated boxer was a gesture seen around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s Lin Yu-ting became the second fighter with male chromosomes heading for a gold medal fight on Wednesday after defeating Turkey&rsquo;s Esra Yildiz Kahraman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She lost to a man? I can&rsquo;t watch the men punching women events.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Debs&#128154;&#129293;&#128156;&#127895;&#65039; (@biologycounts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/biologycounts\/status\/1821276538282877053?\">August 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/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>After losing, Kahraman made the double &lsquo;X&rsquo; sign with her index fingers, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/olympics\/article-13720597\/Olympics-boxer-beaten-controversial-Lin-Yu-ting-makes-X-gesture-protest-defeat-Paris.html?ico=related-replace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The protest was similar to one made by Bulgarian female boxer Svetlana Staneva after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/embattled-olympic-boxer-warns-viewers-angry-fights-female-opponents-can-destroy-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">losing to Lin<\/a> in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bulgarian female boxer Svetlana Staneva makes &lsquo;X&rsquo; hand gesture to signal she is a real woman, after being beaten by biological male Lin Yu-Ting.<\/p>\n<p>XX=Female Chromosomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BLf4AfhG0\">pic.twitter.com\/9BLf4AfhG0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1820056192426602860?\">August 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kahraman made no other signs of protest, touching gloves with Lin after the fight and holding a ring rope for Lin to exit the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about her gesture, Kahraman replied, &ldquo;No comment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who, like Lin, has an X and a Y chromosome, will be fighting for a gold medal in a different weight class.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let&rsquo;s not forget that there isn&rsquo;t just one but TWO men competing in the women&rsquo;s Olympic boxing.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan&rsquo;s Lin Yu-ting was stripped of a bronze medal in a March 2023 event after failing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outrage-erupts-after-2-athletes-who-failed-gender-eligibility-tests-are-cleared-to-compete-against-women-at-olympics\/\" title=\"Outrage Erupts After 2 Athletes Who Failed &#039;Gender Eligibility Tests&#039; Are Cleared to Compete Against Women at Olympics\">gender eligibility test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How do we explain to young up and coming female athletes that two&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zIFSqmK2RX\">pic.twitter.com\/zIFSqmK2RX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ren &#127464;&#127462; (@Scorpio_Karen18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Scorpio_Karen18\/status\/1819069447598231890?\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although many have commented about the fairness of fighters with male chromosomes fighting females, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/boxer-imane-khelif-beats-another-female-opponent-advance-olympic-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Olympic Committee<\/a> has defended its policy of allowing them &mdash; a policy contrary to the International Boxing Association, which banned the two from fighting in female events.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not take part in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-viral-olympics-moment-female-fighter-hilariously-roasts-boxer-who-failed-gender-test\/\" title=\"Watch Viral Olympics Moment: Female Fighter Hilariously Roasts Boxer Who Failed Gender Test\">politically motivated &#038;hellip<\/a>; cultural war,&rdquo; IOC President Thomas Bach said, calling objections to the IOC&rsquo;s policy &ldquo;hate speech,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory\/ioc-leader-hate-speech-directed-imane-khelif-lin-112534054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What is going on in this context in the social media with all this hate speech, with this aggression and abuse, and fueled by this agenda, is totally unacceptable,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iba.sport\/news\/statement-made-by-the-international-boxing-association-regarding-athletes-disqualifications-in-world-boxing-championships-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, the IBA fired back, saying it has &ldquo;concern over the inconsistent application of eligibility criteria by other sporting organizations, including those overseeing the Olympic Games,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Vice President of World Boxing confirms Imane Khelif is MALE.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem was not with the level of Khelif&rsquo;s testosterone, because that can be adjusted nowadays, but with the result of the gender test, which clearly revealed that the Algerian boxer is biologically male.&rdquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6sNpYMqYNI\">pic.twitter.com\/6sNpYMqYNI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oli London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1819678472614137910?\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The IOC&rsquo;s differing regulations on these matters, in which IBA is not involved, raise serious questions about both competitive fairness and athletes&rsquo; safety,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/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; 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However, on Wednesday, a second protest from a losing boxer garnered global attention. Taiwan&#8217;s Lin Yu-ting advanced to the gold medal match after defeating Turkey&#8217;s Esra Yildiz Kahraman, marking her as the second fighter with male chromosomes in this position. Following her loss, Kahraman made a double &#8216;X&#8217; gesture with her fingers, similar to a protest by Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva after she lost to Lin in the quarter-finals. <\/p>\n<p>Kahraman did not express further dissent beyond this gesture and showed sportsmanship by touching gloves with Lin and assisting her exit from the ring. When asked about her sign, she declined to comment. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who also has male chromosomes like Lin, is set to compete for a gold medal in another weight category.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to note that there are two individuals competing in women&#8217;s Olympic boxing who have male chromosomes; Lin was previously stripped of a bronze medal due to failing a gender eligibility test earlier this year. Many have raised concerns regarding fairness for young female athletes witnessing such competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite widespread criticism regarding the fairness of allowing fighters with male chromosomes into women&#8217;s events, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its stance\u2014contrary to that of the International Boxing Association (IBA), which has prohibited these fighters from participating in female categories. IOC President Thomas Bach labeled objections as &#8220;hate speech&#8221; and condemned aggressive rhetoric on social media related to this issue.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the IBA expressed concern over inconsistent eligibility criteria applied by various sporting organizations involved in overseeing events like those at the Olympics. 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