'Dangerous and unfair' - Gender row boxer Khelif should have been barred from Olympics, says expert
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Published 2024-08-02
So says human development expert Dr Emma Hilton who insists athletes with "typically male" XY chromosomes, like Khelif, should be barred from competing against those who don't.
Algerian Khelif, 25, is at the centre of a gender row in Paris after her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, withdrew 46 seconds into their bout saying: "It's not fair".
Carini was left with a suspected broken nose, collapsed to the floor in tears and refused to shake Khelif's hand after her defeat was confirmed.
The controversy stems from Khelif's disqualification at last year's world championships in Delhi for "failing a gender test".
She is said to have tested positive for XY chromosomes typically found in males rather than XX chromosomes typically found in females.
Dr Hilton is a Developmental Biologist at the University of Manchester and trustee of charity Sex Matters.
And speaking exclusively to SunSport, she said: "If there is biology that's going to help you punch someone harder because you've got male biology, then you simply cannot have that biology in a female ring...
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All Comments (21)
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These Olympics are a disgusting disgrace.
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this is one fckd up olympics😂😂
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BOYCOTT the Olympics
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We have a massive mental health crisis.
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Women should develop some dignity and simply boycott the whole event.
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It would be a great act of solidarity if all the boxers left the Olympics.
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This is gender equality gone mad. Unequally matched could have lead to serious injury.
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The Italian girl was treated so bad.😢
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That MAN shouldn't be allowed to beat women
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When are people going to say enough is enough? Our society is to blame for this.
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Khelif should box Michelle(Mike) Tyson for 12 rounds 🥊
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It is not just boxing where one has truly question gender in women sports, it is even more troublesome that this controversy is limited to female sport, which is a clear and obvious indicator of use of gender identity being used to gain and unfair advantage which is what this is all about fair play.
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The Algerian, because he has XY chromosomes (male), has all the advantages of a male body: a larger heart, larger lungs, greater height, and more muscle mass. He will always have an advantage if competing with women. It is unfair and dangerous. What we saw yesterday was shameful and a sign of the times that we will be ashamed of forever.
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No medals for Khalifa
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Italian girl deserves a apology and more she had the intelligence to stop she could have been severely hurt .❤
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World we live in is a SICK 1
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It's horrible. I feel so bad for the poor woman who trained so hard for this. Woman sports is going down the pan 😢
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Without even resorting to medical testing. That is a bloke!
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Let them have competition between people with these conditions No one is stopping them
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He/she should be disqualified
