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. Defining a woman is certainly a tricky thing, but it isn't hard to see that non-white athletes continue to suffer the most scrutiny and abuse.

Sadly for women's boxing, the IOC was complicit in allowing genetically male individuals to box against women — and unsurprisingly win all their bouts in unanimous decisions — despite 2024 being 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.