{"id":7537,"date":"2024-08-10T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7537"},"modified":"2024-08-10T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T13:38:02","slug":"olympian-sharron-davies-warns-female-boxers-could-be-%c6%99i%ca%9f%d1%94%c9%97-in-the-ring-amid-gender-controversy-with-former-team-gb-star-labelling-decision-to-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7537","title":{"rendered":"Olympian Sharron Davies warns female boxers could \u2018be \u0199i\u029f\u0454\u0257\u200c\u2019 in the ring amid gender controversy \u2013 with former Team GB star labelling decision to let Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting compete at Paris Games as \u2018insane\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former&nbsp;Team GB&nbsp;star Sharron Davies has labelled the International Olympic Committee\u2019s decision to allow failed gender test boxers Imane Khelif and&nbsp;Lin Yu-ting&nbsp;to compete at the Paris Games as \u2018insane\u2019 and warned female boxers could be \u2018killed\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algeria\u2019s Khelif and&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;fighter Yu-ting have been at the centre of a controversial gender row during the Games after both were given the green light to compete despite being banned from the International Boxing Association World Championships last year for reportedly failing a gender test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both boxers have since secured themselves a guaranteed medal at the&nbsp;Olympics&nbsp;in their respective weight categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fury was sparked when Khelif\u2019s power forced Italy\u2019s Angela Carini to quit just 46 seconds into their first-round bout and prompting furious responses over her eligibility from high-profile celebrities such as&nbsp;JK Rowling&nbsp;and Judy Murray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IOC later doubled-down on their ruling to allow both fighters to compete in the women\u2019s category at the Games citing that Khelif and Yu-ting are both&nbsp;documented as females on their passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88344753-13727013-image-a-27_1723194908197.jpg\" alt=\"Former Team GB Olympian Sharron Davies has warned female boxers could be 'killed' in the ring if failed gender test athletes are allowed to continue competing\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Team GB Olympian Sharron Davies has warned female boxers could be \u2018killed\u2019 in the ring if failed gender test athletes are allowed to continue competing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88344819-13727013-image-a-28_1723194979007.jpg\" alt=\"Algeria's Imane Khelif (blue) has been at the centre of a controversial gender row at the Olympics\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Algeria\u2019s Imane Khelif (blue) has been at the centre of a controversial gender row at the Olympics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88344815-13727013-image-a-29_1723194983976.jpg\" alt=\"Taiwan fighter\u00a0Lin Yu-ting (left) has also been involved in the Paris Olympics gender row\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwan fighter&nbsp;Lin Yu-ting (left) has also been involved in the Paris Olympics gender row<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defeated Italian boxer, Carini, previously claimed she had&nbsp;stopped her contest against Khelif over fears for her safety, and now former gold and silver Olympic medallist, Davies, has issued similar warnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the 61-year-old said: \u2018In boxing, it is insane to put a male in a ring with a female and for the IOC to say the only thing that\u2019s important to them is what is on a passport is genuine neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The duty of care has been thrown out the window, and my head wants to explode\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018We\u2019re literally on the cusp of a female athlete potentially being killed if we\u2019re not careful. It really is that bad.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other boxers competing at the Games have aired their worries and feelings of unjust in more cryptic ways with Turkey\u2019s Esra Yildiz \u2013 who was beaten by Yu-Ting \u2013 making an \u2018X\u2019 sign with her fingers just as the Taiwan&nbsp;boxer\u2019s Bulgarian opponent had&nbsp;done in the previous bout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88345333-13727013-image-a-41_1723195964219.jpg\" alt=\"Italian boxer Angela Carini (pictured) was devastated after being beaten by Khelif in just 46 seconds\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italian boxer Angela Carini (pictured) was devastated after being beaten by Khelif in just 46 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88136311-13727013-Imane_Khelif_pictured_who_also_reportedly_failed_a_gender_test_l-m-38_1723195075191.jpg\" alt=\"Algeria's Khelif is guaranteed an Olympic medal\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88136329-13727013-Yu_Ting_thanked_fans_for_the_support_she_has_received_after_her_-a-39_1723195089129.jpg\" alt=\"Yu-Ting will win a minimum bronze medal at the Games\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imane Khelif (left) and Yu-Ting (right) have both guaranteed themselves medals at the Olympics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Olympic Chief: Boxers Khelif &amp; Lin are women with right to compete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/10\/88283383-13727013-In_the_previous_round_Svetlana_Staneva_made_the_same_X_gesture_a-a-40_1723195342204.jpg\" alt=\"Some female competitors such as Svetlana Staneva made an 'X' gesture after losing out to Yu Ting\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some female competitors such as Svetlana Staneva made an \u2018X\u2019 gesture after losing out to Yu Ting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many believe the single \u2018X\u2019 symbol is reference to the fact that male chromosomes are designated by an X and a Y, while females have two X\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Linda Blade, co-founder of the International Consortium on Female Sport followed on from Davies and highlighted that the controversial gender issue could have been \u2018entirely avoidable\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Boxing is the sport with the greatest disparity between males and female \u2013 with males punching 162 per cent harder than females,\u2019 Blade said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The potential harm to females that could result from the pummelling delivered by an unverified participant who is male is catastrophic.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After her semi-final victory,&nbsp;Khelif said that she did not care about the controversy swirling over her inclusion in the women\u2019s 66kg boxing category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having avoided the huge media scrum after her previous bouts, Khelif broke her silence to maintain: \u2018I don\u2019t care what anyone is saying about me with the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018All that is important to me is that I stay on the level and give my people the performance they deserve. I know I\u2019m a talented person and this is a gift to all Algerians.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gender Row boxer hits back at IBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/08\/09\/13\/88303537-13727013-Lin_understands_why_people_question_her_due_to_her_appearance_an-a-32_1723206006371.jpg\" alt=\"Lin understands why people question her due to her appearance and values 'free speech'\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lin understands why people question her due to her appearance and values \u2018free speech\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IOC president Thomas Bach said this week that they were \u2018born women, raised as women and have competed as women for many years\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IBA, banned from running their own sport at the Olympics because of long-running concerns over governance, finances and refereeing and judging, has refused to provide full details of the tests carried out, saying only that they allegedly showed both boxers had the XY chromosome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yu-Ting has slammed the IBA and accused the boxing organisation of \u2018deliberately\u2019 attacking her with a \u2018false\u2019 gender test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a stoic interview, Lin said she understands people\u2019s questions due to her appearance and respects \u2018free speech\u2019 but would rather have a low profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Of course it annoys you when reading some remarks, but all we can do is tell ourselves we can\u2019t control what they say. Let them talk the talk, but I have a clear conscience on this,\u2019 Lin told CNA English News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018After all, we have proven it false (the IBA\u2019s test), and the process didn\u2019t follow any standards, but there was still a fuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018I wonder if they were deliberately going after me. I was confused. It was kind of ridiculous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018What I cared about most was I was stripped of a medal (she had won bronze) despite working hard and a source of income was gone. As for what others or the haters said, I don\u2019t really care,\u2019 she said in the interview filmed ahead of the Olympics but only recently released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, the IBA\u2019s Russian chief Umar Kremlev held an extraordinary press conference in which he labelled Lin and Khelif \u2018men\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former&nbsp;Team GB&nbsp;star Sharron Davies has labelled the International Olympic Committee\u2019s decision to allow failed gender test boxers Imane Khelif and&nbsp;Lin Yu-ting&nbsp;to compete at the Paris Games as&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7539,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7537\/revisions\/7539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}