01-08-2024, 08:06 PM
Calif was disqualified just hours before her gold medal match at the world championships, while two-time world champion Lin was stripped of her bronze medal at the same event.
The two athletes are not transgender, but they may be intersex individuals , in which their genital and reproductive organs or chromosomes do not match their sex . This can become apparent at birth, many times in adolescence or even later in the future.
Finally, the gymnasts will compete normally on Thursday and Friday, each in their own category, a decision that has caused protests in the ranks of the sport.
It's an "extremely dangerous" decision , Australian Boxing captain Caitlin Parker has said ahead of a potential showdown with one of her fellow athletes.
"I don't agree with allowing them to compete in sports, especially combat sports ," Parker said, adding that "it can be incredibly dangerous."
https://www.philenews.com/kosmos/syzitou...omosomata/
The two athletes are not transgender, but they may be intersex individuals , in which their genital and reproductive organs or chromosomes do not match their sex . This can become apparent at birth, many times in adolescence or even later in the future.
Finally, the gymnasts will compete normally on Thursday and Friday, each in their own category, a decision that has caused protests in the ranks of the sport.
It's an "extremely dangerous" decision , Australian Boxing captain Caitlin Parker has said ahead of a potential showdown with one of her fellow athletes.
"I don't agree with allowing them to compete in sports, especially combat sports ," Parker said, adding that "it can be incredibly dangerous."
https://www.philenews.com/kosmos/syzitou...omosomata/
