The International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced its intention to pursue legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) concerning the participation of Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting at last year’s Olympic Games.
The two female boxers were barred from competing in the IBA’s 2023 world championships after not passing gender eligibility tests; however, the IOC permitted them to compete, and both earned gold medals in Paris.
The IOC coordinated the boxing events in Paris following the IBA’s expulsion from the Olympic movement due to financial and ethical misconduct.
In its statement, which connected their legal move to last week’s executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, the IBA declared, “We are filing an official complaint with the Attorney General of Switzerland… regarding the IOC’s actions.”
“President Trump’s order to restrict transgender athletes from women’s sports validates IBA’s commitment to safeguarding the integrity of female sports,” stated IBA president Umar Kremlev, who is linked to the Kremlin.
It is important to note that neither Imane Khelif nor Lin Yu-ting are transgender women; both have been born and raised as women, as indicated on their passports.
