Australia's boxing captain Caitlin Parker is the first Olympic athlete to speak out against the men in women's boxing.

She says, "I don’t agree with them being allowed to compete in sport, especially combat sports. It can be incredibly dangerous. I don’t agree with it.”

Fighter hits out at ‘incredibly dangerous’ boxers who failed gender tests outside Olympics
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2024/07/31/caitlin-parker-imane-khelif-lin-yu-ting-boxing-olympics-iocAustralia’s boxing captain Caitlin Parker voiced her fears as one of her team-mates is fighting in the same 66kg weight category as Imane Khelif.

Mark Adams, the IOC’s chief spokesman, expressed concerns over a “witchhunt” against Khelif and Lin Yu-ting after complaints were raised this week.

Algeria’s Khelif, who competes on Thursday, was disqualified by the International Boxing Association last year over high testosterone levels before a gold medal bout at the women’s world championships.

Taiwan’s double world champion featherweight Lin, scheduled to fight on behalf of Chinese Taipei this Friday, also lost a bronze medal in New Delhi over a “biochemical test for gender eligibility”.
Lin Yu-ting
Lin Yu-ting's Olympic involvement has been the source of huge controversy Credit: AP/Aijaz Rahi

The official Paris 2024 notes on both athletes confirm both had previously been disqualified at other major events. After fairness for sport campaigners attacked their inclusion in Paris, Parker became the first athlete to speak out.

“I don’t agree with them being allowed to compete in sport, especially combat sports,” Parker said, having just reached the quarter-finals in the 75kg division with a unanimous points victory over Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz.

“It can be incredibly dangerous. I don’t agree with it. It’s not like I haven’t sparred men before. But you know it can be dangerous for combat sports and it should be seriously looked into.”



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