Sports News : International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach openly stood in support of boxers Imane Khalif and Lin Yu-Ting on Saturday and gave a befitting reply to those who criticized them. Bach said that the language of hate against boxers Imane Khalif and Lin Yu-Ting at the Paris Olympics is entirely unacceptable, and he will not be a part of this politically motivated cultural war. 

There has been a controversy over Iman-Ting
for the past few days over the participation of Algerian boxer Iman Khelife and Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting in the women's category. Both of them were disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) in the women's category at the World Championship to be held in India in 2023. The IOC has banned the IBA. After Tokyo, the IOC task force governs the sport at the Paris Olympics. Their gender-based tests at that time are still unspecified and unproven. Khelife and Lin also competed at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but could not win medals. 

What did Bach say about the controversy?
Bach said, "We have two boxers who were born as women, who were raised as women, who have passports as women and have competed as women for many years. Some people want to define who is a woman." 

What was the matter?
There was a boxing match between Italy's Angela Carini and Algeria's Iman Khelife, in which Iman Khelife defeated her opponent Angela in just 46 seconds. The controversy is about Iman Khelife, who is considered a 'biological male'. Iman Khelife was disqualified after failing the gender test in the 2023 World Championships, after which her presence in Paris has been discussed. After this, questions started arising about whether athletes with differences in gender development (DSD) should participate in the women's event. Iman Khelife also has a 'problem' of DSD.