“The buck stops with the International Olympic Committee”, gender critical policy researcher Lottie Moore has claimed amid the gender boxing row.
Algeria’s Imane Khelif has made it to the final in the Women’s category, despite being surrounded by controversy regarding her gender.
The boxer was disqualified from last year’s boxing World Championships for failing gender tests that showed she had a “high level of testosterone” but the IOC has allowed them to compete.
Speaking to GB News, Moore said: “I think we need to be really clear that it’s not the fault of them.
“It’s the rules that should never have allowed them to compete. And so, the blame is really with the International Olympic Committee.
“I think that the buck stops with them. And so I completely agree. There are many victims in this situation.”
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Earlier in the interview GB News host Bev Turner said: “We do have to talk a little bit about the biology in this situation, don’t we to understand this?
“These aren’t trans women, they weren’t necessarily born male, but they have XY chromosomes. Just talk to us about that.”
She explained: “So there’s a minority of people are dealing with disorders of sexual development where it’s not entirely clear from their genitalia what sex they are, but everyone has XX and XY chromosomes.”
She added: “They have male chromosomes. So seeing them in the final is not exactly a plot twist.”
Lottie Moore claims the ‘blame lies’ with IOC
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Gender testing at the Olympics was abolished altogether at the turn of the millennium due to concerns over the accuracy of the tests.
The IOC replaced the IBA in organising the Olympics back in Tokyo and their requirement for competing in the women’s division is based on whether their passports said they were female.
They’ve repeatedly stated unequivocally that both Khelif and Yu-ting are both female athletes and are completely eligible to compete in women’s boxing at the Olympics.
Imane Khelif has thanked the IOC for letting her compete at the Paris OlympicsREUTERS
The 25-year-old has largely avoided the media at the Paris Olympics previously but broke her silence after the win on Tuesday with a defiant statement.
She said: “I don’t care what anyone is saying about me with the controversy.
“All that is important to me is that I stay on the level and give my people the performance they deserve.
“I know I’m a talented person and this is a gift to all Algerians.”
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