Bulgarian Olympic boxer Svetlana Staneva appeared so as to add gas to the gender eligibility firestorm on Sunday after a loss to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting within the ladies’s 57-kilogram division.
Staneva misplaced to Lin by way of unanimous choice. Lin will transfer to the semifinals and is assured at the very least a bronze medal within the Paris Olympics.
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Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, left, fights Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva on the Summer time Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photograph/Ariana Cubillos)
The Taiwanese boxer has been on the heart of a gender eligibility controversy. The Worldwide Boxing Affiliation (IBA) disqualified Lin from the 2023 world championships. The IBA president stated on the time Lin examined constructive for “XY chromosomes.” The IBA has defended its choice, saying Lin was among the many boxers who had an unfair benefit.
With controversy swirling, Staneva appeared so as to add to it with a gesture following the loss. Staneva was seen pointing to herself and making an “X” along with her fingers. Olympic followers advised Staneva was signaling a double “X” to indicate she had XX chromosomes and signifying she’s a girl.
The Every day Mail and different social media customers caught Staneva’s gesture.
The Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended Lin’s and Algerian Imane Khelif’s participation within the ladies’s boxing occasion. IOC president Thomas Bach stated the scrutiny round their gender eligibility is paramount to “hate speech.”
Svetlana Staneva hits Lin Yu-ting throughout their match on the Summer time Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photograph/Ariana Cubillos)
“We will not take part in a politically motivated… cultural war,” Bach stated as he tried to tamp down on the scrutiny.
“What is going on in this context in the social media with all this hate speech, with this aggression and abuse, and fueled by this agenda, is totally unacceptable.”
Bach maintained that each Khelif and Lin had been ladies.
Lin Yu-ting celebrates after defeating Svetlana Staneva on day 9 of the Olympic Video games on the North Paris Enviornment in Villepinte, France, on Aug. 4, 2024. (Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu by way of Getty Photos)
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“We have two boxers who are born as women, who have been raised as women, who have a passport as a woman and have competed for many years as women,” he stated. “Some want to own a definition of who is a woman.”
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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