- Khelif and Yu-fing won the Olympic gold in Paris despite a row about their eligibility
- Both combatants had previously failed the gender eligibility tests in 2023
- Now, the International Olympic Committee faces legal actions on the matter
The International Olympic Committee is being sued for letting gender boxers Row Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting compete in Paris 2024.
The Algerian Khelif and the Yu-Ting of Taiwan won gold medals at the Last Summer Olympic Games despite being disqualified by the 2023 World Championships for gender eligibility test failures.
Now, the International Boxing Association, the Russian -led agency that administered those disputed 2023 tests, has launched legal actions against the IOC.
Citing the recent executive order of President Trump that prohibits the transgender women of women's sports in the US. of the IOC that facilitated the participation of these ineligible athletes. “
He was affirms that, according to the Swiss Law, “any action or inaction that represents a security risk for competition participants guarantees investigation and can serve as a reason for criminal prosecution.”
The organization has also offered financially supporting the boxers of Paris 2024 who wish to follow legal actions.
The IOC is being sued for letting Imane Khelif (left) and Lin Yu-Ting compete in Paris 2024
Khelif and Yu-Ting won the Olympic gold despite being disqualified from the world championships
“The order of President Trump to prohibit the transgender athletes of women's sport validated the efforts to protect the integrity of women's sports,” said the president of IBA, Umar Kremlev. 'Our actions aim to guarantee gender equality in boxing.
'It would provide free comprehensive legal support to our boxers in these demands, since this is a clear violation of human rights, an outrage towards boxers and simply a crime that must be punished accordingly.
“In my personal opinion, (the president of the IOC) Thomas Bach should assume all the responsibility of this, since it was in charge when it happened, and needs to compensate for the damages caused, if the court or any other instance governs this.”
The COI stripped his state as the governing body of the world of sport in 2023 citing concerns about ethics and finance.
It meant that the boxing tournament at the Olympic Games last summer was executed by the IOC, who let Khelif and Yu-Ting compete in Paris, claiming that the IBR had not produced any evidence of his failed tests of gender eligibility.