Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Gold
TimeAUG 2024
Sadly, for women's boxing, the IOC was complicit in allowing genetically men to box against women — and unsurprisingly win all their bouts in unanimous decisions — in what was promoted as the first-ever gender-equal Olympics. Though Khelif is not trans, the Algerian has all the advantages of being a male in the ring.
Anti-trans activists were quick to attack cisgender female Olympic champion Imane Khelif, paying little attention to the fact that she had competed — and won just a single bout — at Tokyo 2020 without any commotion. What is a woman seems not to be an easy question after all, and non-white athletes continue to suffer the most scrutiny and abuse.