The Algerian boxer’s swift victory sparked intense debate, with some questioning the fairness of her participation, given the precedent of her disqualification and the similar situation of Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting.
In the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesone of the most controversial images occurred during the competition of women’s boxing. Imane Khelif, boxer of Algeria, who was disqualified from the World Boxing Championship last year for having XY chromosomes, defeated Italian Angela Carini in just 46 seconds.
The quick victory of Khelif sparked intense debate, as some question the fairness of his participation, given the precedent of his disqualification and the similar situation of Lin Yu-ting, from Taiwan.
The defeat of Cariniwho retired crying after the first blow, generated even more controversy and opened the debate among specialists of this sport.
Maravilla Martinez furious with IOC over Imane Khelif’s controversial Olympic victory
In that sense, the Argentine boxer Sergio Maravila Martinezworld champion and prominent figure in national sport, spoke out firmly against the situation.
Martinez harshly criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC), accusing him of incompetence and claiming that humanity has regressed in terms of evolution and equity. His message in X (formerly Twitter) It was direct: “Human stupidity and incompetence knows no bounds… useless IOCs” discharge Wonderful.
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In addition, Martinez He also had heated exchanges with users who questioned his position and asked to avoid the stigmatization of the trans communitydespite Khelif does not identify itself as such.
In this context, Marvel Martinez He insisted that the images and facts speak for themselves, arguing that verification of chromosomes should be enough to clarify the debate on the participation of Khelif.
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