Angela Channing
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Imane Khelif is not a trans athlete, she has always been a female and her gender has never been the issue. She was born with a medical condition which causes her testosterone levels to be naturally elevated and that was the reason for her previous ineligibility. It's the same medical condition that the runner Caster Semenya has. Maybe the International Olympic Committee needs to look at setting an upper limit for testosterone levels in female boxers beyond which they become ineligible but to suggest Imane Khelif is a man or a trans man is not helpful.Well, this is a fucking shitshow - apparently someone thought it was a good idea to allow males to compete against women in one of the most physical contact sports there is where raw strength absolutely matters: boxing.
Congrats to the people arranging this competition since this will now backfire against everyone involved and overshadow everything else!