Olympic Games 2024
Olympic Games 2024
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AdrianH
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We now know Imane Khelif is DSD (intersexed) because IOC has pretty much confirmed this when they panicked to correct a previous statement.
Everyone wants the same thing, to ensure the a person fighting (or competing in other sports) as a female does not have a biological/physical advantage over non-DSD females that results in women being beaten up.
Using basic rational logic and common sense, Imane Khelif seems less of a woman and more a man. Frankly just because they likely don't have a penis (some pictures seem to indicate otherwise) but a vagina and was therefore registered as a female at birth doesn't mean they are a female. Chances are they have internal testes producing testosterone and I would not be surprised if they have XY chromosomes as well.
Either way, have a look at below. If I didn't post this in this thread or mention their name, you and everyone would quickly and without hesitation say "totally a man".
If Imane Khelif really cared about being a fair fighter and wanting to win on talent and skill, they would happily have tests done and publish the results, because there is nothing to hide if they are female right? But much like all the "I am a female" athletes that look more like men, they never want to publically show their biological and physical advantage over females because normally they aren't not that skilled and need the physical advantage over females purely to have some success in the chosen sport.
AdrianH
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American Lyles had taken victory by five-thousandths of a second from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in a dramatic photo finish, winning in 9.79 seconds.
All eight men finished within 0.12secs of the gold medal, with last-placed Jamaican Oblique Seville crossing the line in 9.91 - a time good enough for fourth at the Tokyo Games.
And it meant, for the first time, that eight men had run under 10 seconds in a wind-legal race - making it the fastest race of all time.
All eight men finished within 0.12secs of the gold medal, with last-placed Jamaican Oblique Seville crossing the line in 9.91 - a time good enough for fourth at the Tokyo Games.
And it meant, for the first time, that eight men had run under 10 seconds in a wind-legal race - making it the fastest race of all time.
Olympics men's 100m final: How Noah Lyles won the greatest race in history
Noah Lyles won Olympic men's 100m gold by five-thousandths of a second at Paris 2024 in a dramatic final which proved the fastest race in history.
www.bbc.co.uk
Evil_Villain
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Idk man, even if you a legit intersex or gender with no man parts or born that way or whatever, you should have the common sense and decency not to go compete against women in a physical sport. Out of everything possible in the world do you really need to go into boxing? it's nonsense no way to make excuses for it.
KenMasters
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By that logic Michael Phelps should never have competed given his numerous genetic advantages. People aren't born equal, the question of where to draw the line is not straightforward.
People are happy to pile on to Khelif, basically, because of her face. From the neck down there is nothing standout about her physically, there are a number of other female competitors of similar body composition.
This controversy was fuelled by the anti-trans through misleading headlines and that same bigotry still persists in the current conversation.
To be clear I'm making no claims as to her eligibility to compete, just that it's not as cut and dry as some quarters seem to want to make it.
Evil_Villain
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Phelps had good luck, Khelif bad luck if really born a gender, it is what it is, bad luck so can't do boxing with women or men, it's really not exclusionary.
Besides Phelps competed with other genetically advantaged regular males though.
Just seems like common logic to me regardless of circumstances.
AdrianH
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