Olympic Committee Criticized for Allowing Boxers With ‘XY Chromosomes’ To Compete in Women’s Tournament
A critic of transgender athletes in women’s sports, Riley Gaines, warns of ‘men punching women in the face with the intent of knocking them unconscious.’

A decision by the International Olympic Committee to clear two athletes to compete in the women’s boxing competition at Paris after they were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing to meet gender eligibility criteria is being called into question by activists after a video showing one of the boxer’s athletic prowess went viral on social media.
The widely-shared video shows an Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif, pummeling a female fighter, Brianda Cruz Sandoval, during the World Boxing Tour Golden Belt Series in 2022.
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