• soloner@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Yeah fair enough. I looked her up on Wikipedia and verified. However she failed sex eligibility test in 2023 IBA.

    Khelif had been disqualified by the IBA hours before the gold medal match in 2023, reportedly for having high levels of testosterone.

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      4 months ago

      Worth noting that the IBA is not considered credible by the IOC, is considered highly influenced by Russian corruption, and that this failure came just after she defeated a Russian.

      Also, despite whatever tests she may have failed in the past, she passed eligibility tests to compete in these Olympics.