Khelif and another boxer, featherweight Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei, have been fighting under a cloud in France after the Algerian’s opening victory over Angela Carini, who quit after 46 seconds.
  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    3 months ago

    For the “men’s” event, yes. Weight is the only restriction. Women should be able to fight in the men’s event if they qualify.

    For the women’s classification there must be a clear line drawn somewhere between “has given birth” and “changed their name to Sue”.

    (I have no preference exactly where that line is drawn)

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      The youngest Olympian this year is a 12-year-old from China competing as a skateboarder. The youngest ever was an 11-year-old who competed in gymnastics.

      Should we be letting those young girls know whether or not they count as girls through some sort of unspecified genetic test?

      Why do you think women need to be protected by having to prove they’re women? Do you really not get that tons of women would be discouraged from competing if they felt they had to satisfy some white knight’s genetic criteria?

      • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        3 months ago

        Should we be letting those young girls know whether or not they count as girls through some sort of unspecified genetic test?

        If there is no gender advantage there is no need.

        Do you want to go further and say for skateboarding and gymnastics there should be no segregation?

        Women do need segregation, for saftey more than anything. There needs to be a clear line otherwise these arguments will continue to occur.