Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori was beaten by male Algerian boxer Imane Khelif on Saturday in the welterweight division of women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Hamori managed to last all three rounds but took powerful hits to the head and face, by Khelif, who has a more powerful upper body and longer arms than most women boxers.
Khelif, who is technically a man with X and Y chromosomes, had already won on Thursday against Italy’s Angela Carini, who conceded just 46 seconds into the bout after receiving heavy blows to her face.
Khelif had been disqualified by the International Boxing Association from the women’s World Championships for failing a gender eligibility test. He is has some female characteristics, internal testicles that produce testosterone, and is biologically a male. In prior years, this was considered to be akin to hermaphroditism.
Khelif told reporters after his win: “”I have been boxing for many years in the International Boxing Association, which has treated me unfairly. But I have Allah by my side. Allahu Akbar!”
Khelif will next fight Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand on Wednesday. Under the rules, the semifinalists are guaranteed a medal, as the third-place finishers in Olympic boxing receive bronze medals.
On Friday, Yu-Ting beat Sitora Turdibekova, a woman of Uzbekistan, with a unanimous decision, and will advance to his quarterfinal round in women’s boxing on Sunday.
The president of the International Olympics Committee said anyone criticizing the committee’s decision to let Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting fight women is pat of a “politically motivated culture war” and was engaging in “hate speech.”
And another good reason why bydumb and the left are idiots!
The women brought this on themselves so if they like it ok if not fix it do not let the authorities, politicians, coaches, and anybody else involved in women’s sports control it.
Internal testicles…hermaphrodism…cryptorchidism. Forty times increase incidence of testicular cancer. These problems tend to take care of themselves.
I’m confused. Why is this allowed and why does the REAL woman subject herself to this.
My thoughts exactly. Women athletes need to refuse to compete with men if they want to keep men out of their competitions. Imagine a mass exodus from women’s sports – it would speak pretty strongly as no team, no league, no money….. those colleges, universities, leagues have loads of dollars at stake and if all of a sudden an entire sports sector just says no likelt there would be some common sense resurrected.
The greed and hubris of the women is greater than their principals of justice and fairness. They know very well the IOC is perverted and the game is rigged against them. However, they cling to false hope they can actually compete against a man in the boxing ring in order to win fame and fortune. Their false hopes don’t work out. In reality, the women are more guilty of creating this farce then the man is.
For sure women athletes are also part of the problem, hence they need to do the ‘hard thing’.
Come on WORLD! This s*\t has got to stop.
Going for the gold in beating up women. His parents must be so proud.
Come on masked. We all know he’s gaming the system for money. A gold medal translates to endorsements and status for life. He found a loophole. He’s just taking advantage of the stupidity of the IOC for his own economic benefit. In a sense, we should commend him for being clever. When he’s done with this profitable charade he can stop pretending to be a woman. He’s the winner in stupid, rigged, game.
The Paris Olympics may be the cultural low point in western civilization.
It has gone by way, same as “ Nobel peace prize” and NEA………
Oh don’t forget Miss Universe spectacle.
They could at least even up the match by allowing the female to have a free swift kick to the balls just prior to the first round.
That would make it worth watching!
This may very well be the last Olympic Games. Can’t stand to watch.
Beating up women is common in the Middle and Far East, it’s now just making it as an Olympic event.
IMO the IBF was right to disqualify Khelif based on testosterone levels. This individual should not be fighting normal women. However, I don’t think it’s right or fair to keep characterizing Khelif as an evil man who has decided to take advantage of women. S/he was apparently born with female anatomy and raised as a girl. This could not have been an easy life. That said, as heartbreaking as it would be to Khelif and others like him (or her), the right thing would be for the Olympic committee to follow the lead of the IBF and disqualify Khelif.
M John, you are deceived. There are only men and women. There is no “s/he or him/her” A male born with female anatomy is a male with a genetic deformity; most usually a chromosomal anomaly like Klinefelters. A small percent of women suffer from a chromosomal defect known as 3X syndrome. The term “hemaphrodite” is only improperly applied to humans. True biological hermaphrodites (like earthworms) function as both male and female. That does not happen in humans.
Wayne, you are missing my point completely. The she/he or whatever is just semantics. the point is that Khelif did not choose this path, as opposed to an athlete like “Lia” Thomas, who was born a normal man and chose to “become” a woman. To be clear, I believe that Khelif and others with similar conditions should be disqualified from women’s competitions. BUT….we are not making ourselves look good as conservatives by insisting that Khelif is simply a malicious, belligerent man who wants to beat up women. Also, I never used the term “hermaphrodite” and am aware of it’s meaning.
I remember the same hateful things being said about Susan Butcher
You have Alzheimer’s?
“Never argue with stupid people. They will bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.” Mark Twain
I think everyone wonders where the feminists and Title IX supporters are. These individuals infiltrating women’s sports is a virus at this point. Apparently it’s infected the brains of people like the IOC President.
I believe that his statement explains his beliefs: “…I have Allah by my side. Allahu Akbar!””
No it doesn’t. The Qur’an is very explicit on female and man and condemns men as women. So please do not blame a book which you have to read in its entirety before understanding it. Just because someone says Allahu Akbar does not mean he or she understands the religion. I doubt that you would say the same about a Christian or a Jew, as many of them also have beliefs that are not backed up by the Holy Books. Please be a little more thoughtful.
You’re a bit ahead of your skis. All he said was (loosely translated) is a version of God is Great.
Which is factually true.
In a straightforward context, it’s not much different than a Christian athlete saying God was on his side today after a win.
There are two kinds of mankind.
One has a womb and can do what the other can not, give birth.
Scientifically the genes are completely different, X or Y.
Coca Cola is a primary sponsor of the Olympics this year.
Italy is such a sore loser they are attracting other losers lol