Do you know where the allegations that Algerian boxer Iman Khelif was trans started?
Surprise, it was Russia. Let me explain in a short thread.
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Khelif, born female in Algeria, faces a false backlash for allegedly being transgender. Recently, successful female athletes are accused of being trans, prompting "sex tests" in many sports
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting also faces these allegations at the Olympics, despite a decade in the sport. Why?
Last year, Khelif and Yu-Ting competed in the World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA), led by a Russian national and funded by Russian Gazprom.
IBA still allow Russian boxers to participate in the events under Russian flag.
Lin's medal was revoked for failing a "sex test," and Khelif faced similar accusations after beating a Russian opponent.
See not before, they were banned after winning.
The IBA, banned from the Olympics for corruption and bias, now claims the Olympic Committee allows "men pretending to be women" to participate in women's sports.
But they failed the test right? Russian led IBA doesn't disclose what their "sex test" is, making these accusations questionable.
Also the IBA's Russian head Umar Kremlev alleged Khelif and Lin have male chromosomes without any proof.
His allegations spread through Russian state media and later to international ones. But what for?
Russia is doing this to sow discord in Western societies and even between Western governments.
Btw, Russia is still waging a brutal war against Ukraine, consider donating to Ukraine here: u24.gov.ua
The IBA's actions seem aimed at undermining the credibility of Olympic standards, especially given Russia's exclusion from the Games due to doping scandals, I wrote for @United24media.
united24media.com/world/where-di…
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