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Jumping the Gun

The 2024 Paris Olympics showcases plenty of spectacular jumping events! In track and field, athletes compete in the high jump, long jump, triple jump, and hurdles, pushing their limits to soar higher and farther. Divers leap from platforms and springboards, executing somersaults and twists before hitting the water. In equestrian events like show jumping and eventing, riders navigate their horses through challenging jumping courses.

But this week saw a new type of jumping – jumping to conclusions!

Gloves Off
In the women’s boxing competition, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her fight against Italy’s Angela Carini in 46 seconds. After two powerful punches to the face, Carini quit the match, declined to shake Khelif’s hand, and collapsed in tears. After the fight she said “I have never felt a punch like this.”

The fight sparked social media outrage, with allegations that Khelif was a trans woman, fueling controversy and criticism from high-profile figures, including Elon Musk and former President Trump, over men competing in women’s sport. These allegations were rooted in Khelif’s disqualification from the 2023 World Cup, organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA), due to failing an unspecified gender test. The IBA was once recognized by the IOC as the official governing body for boxing — but that title was rescinded in April 2023 following, among other things, allegations of corruption and ties to Russian money.

Knockout Punch
In response, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) firmly rejected these claims, emphasizing that Khelif is female. The IOC noted her participation in the Tokyo Olympics and other international women’s boxing competitions, criticizing the IBA’s decision as arbitrary and lacking proper due process.

During a press conference on Friday, an IOC representative stated, “Khelif was born female, is registered female, has lived her life as a female, and possesses a female passport. This is not a transgender case.” The official further clarified, “There has been some confusion suggesting a man is fighting a woman, but this is not the case. Scientifically, there is consensus: this is not a man fighting a woman.”

Jumping to conclusions based on an unspecified gender test by the IBA was a bad call!

Be sure to check out Olympic Test for some great reads on sex testing and its complexities!

Happy reading,

Suzanne Daniels

Newsbeat: current healthcare news, including new blood test for colon cancer, GLP-1 overdose risk, and non-profit rolling in money.
Olympic Test: disorders of sexual development, Olympic sex testing, and Nazi-era myth behind Olympics sex testing.
Facing Challenges: claims denials, older adults’ financial struggles, Wells Fargo-Express Scripts lawsuit.
See This: including my personal favorite, The Story Behind This Breathtaking Viral Photo of an Olympic Surfer!