Swimming seems a little light tomorrow but absolute fire start. 50M to F200 back into M200IM Welcome all T&F commentary, I know very little in grand scheme besides Sydney and Crouser are massive favorites
It’s being reported by Reuters (and quite a few other outlets) that she and another boxer were previously disqualified by the International Boxing Association for testing that showed XY chromosomes. https://www.reuters.com/sports/olym...on-against-boxers-over-gender-row-2024-08-01/ So that part doesn’t seem to be a conspiracy theory. Whether or not that should matter given they were raised as female from birth is a whole other conversation. The IOC has no issue with it.
it’s a conspiracy because the IBA won’t say what test they supposedly failed or what the results were.
My only real issue with it is using the word “conspiracy theory”, especially if it’s being reported on by a number of extremely reputable news outlets. I think your point about the IBA is valid, but I wouldn’t jump to calling it a “conspiracy theory”. At the end of the day though, it doesn’t matter what the IBA says or thinks. They have no control over Olympic boxing. The IOC does. And they see no issue here.
im saying its a conspiracy theory because literally noone knows what the test was and what the results were. All the IBA is saying is it wasn’t for testosterone.
They absolutely have an advantage...but she's still a woman. Just sucks for the other girls that they have to be contemporaries with her.
there is a (currently unsubstantiated) pic out there of her as like what I'd assume is maybe 5-7 years old and she's every random Algerian 5-7yo girl you'd see. such a stupid argument and it's only going to cause that poor woman trouble when she goes back home to her country that, oh yea, has a fucking state religion. guess the religion. go on, guess.
It's unbelievable how stupid you sound if you're trying to call that boxer trans, or whatever, based on whatever a "gender test" is. I know a very good gender test that she passes.
This stupid contrived grievance aside, it’s amazing the percentage of Americans that don’t know the difference between sex and gender.
Your Alaska Nanook alum Segan Maddalena with a silver in women’s 50M air rifle for the US! We so back in shooting things
especially when there are very good biological reasons for a woman to have higher than normal testerone like PCOS
The Mixed Medley relay throws up some interesting scenarios. Australia were a pool length behind after the first leg and in 7th coming in to the freestyle leg but Chalmers against 7 women won by about 2 body lengths.
Mixed medley is wild. Swimming that is one of the only truly co-ed sport. HS and college. Still strange. Dressell 50.1 fly split. Hoping nic is on the relay, I’d go smith, fink, huske/walsh, Alexy/dressel/guilliano. Edit smith has other stuff to do, berkoff on back jinx JVP
-get your ass beat -cry -call into question your opponents gender Pretty embarrassing for the [people propping up the] loser.
Yeah I’m thinking we should ban all posters of Italian heritage until the games are over in solidarity
From everything I've read, the Italian boxer isn't the one who did anything and is getting dragged in this unfairly.
You're being an idiot https://apnews.com/article/angela-carini-imane-khelif-boxing-63e9dbaa30f1e29196d4162c72c2babf Why did she quit? Afterward, a still-tearful Carini said she quit because of the pain from Khelif’s opening punches, adding that her nose bled afterward. “My face and nose were hurting,” Carini said, according to the Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport. “I couldn’t breathe anymore. I thought about my family, I looked at my brother in the stands and I went to my corner to retire. … I’ve never been hit with such a powerful punch.” Carini added that it wasn’t a pre-meditated move. “All this controversy makes me sad,” Carini said. “I’m sorry for my opponent, too. … If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision.” Carini was apologetic for not shaking Khelif’s hand after the bout. “It wasn’t something I intended to do,” Carini said. “Actually, I want to apologize to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke. I don’t have anything against Khelif. Actually, if I were to meet her again I would embrace her.”
using this post as a jumping off point. One of my favorite parts of the olympics is the 100M qualifying. It's the event basically every country gets an auto bid in. Got these people showing up from all over the world in the crappiest gear. Most don't even have a real uniform, they race in worn down gym clothes with their country written in Sharpie. Their olympics lasts a whole 12-15 seconds but they bust their ass and represent their country. Awesome to watch/support imo.