International Olympic Committee face legal action for letting gender-row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting fight at the Olympics
- Khelif and Yu-ting won Olympic gold in Paris despite a row over their eligibility
- Both fighters had previously failed gender eligibility tests back in 2023
- Now, the International Olympic Committee face legal action over the matter
DAVID COVERDALE for THE DAILY MAIL
The International Olympic Committee are being sued for letting gender-row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting compete at Paris 2024.
Algerian Khelif and Yu-ting of Taiwan both won gold medals at last summer’s Olympics despite being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships for failing gender eligibility tests.
Now the International Boxing Association – the Russian-led body who administered those disputed 2023 tests – have launched legal action against the IOC.
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Citing President Trump’s recent executive order banning transgender women from female sports in the USA, the IBA said they were filing complaints to the attorney generals of Switzerland, France and the USA ‘regarding the IOC’s actions that facilitated the participation of these ineligible athletes’.
The IBA claim that, according to Swiss law, ‘any action or inaction that poses a safety risk to competition participants warrants investigation and may serve as grounds for criminal prosecution’.
The organisation have also offered to financially support any Paris 2024 boxers who wish to pursue legal action.
‘President Trump’s order to ban transgender athletes from women’s sport validates IBA’s efforts to protect the integrity of female sports,’ said IBA president Umar Kremlev. ‘Our actions aim to ensure gender equality in boxing.
‘IBA will provide free-of-charge comprehensive legal support to our boxers in these lawsuits, as this is a clear violation of human rights, an outrage towards the female boxers, and simply a crime that should be punished accordingly.
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