A scandal erupted in boxing during the Olympic Games, after Algerian Imane Khelif and Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting were allowed to compete in the women's tournament, although the World Boxing Association removed them after a hormone test and gender test, FOCUS reported.
At the World Championships in India, Lin Yu-ting was disqualified, and her bronze medal was taken away and awarded to Svetlana Kamenova. The reason - it was found that the Taiwanese did not meet the gender criteria.
The case with Khelif is similar, NOVA recalls. At the same championships, she was disqualified before the final battle for the gold medal, again due to the test result.
Now, IOC spokesman Mark Adams has said that everyone competing in the women's event has met the eligibility requirements. “They are women by passport and that is enough for us,” he added.
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Tin have always competed as women, although it is not clear whether they identify as trans or intersex.