Fierce debate around the eligibility rules for the womens boxing competitions at theOlympicscontinued to dominate media coverage on Friday.
It has not released details on the exact markers that sparked this decision.
Neither athlete has commented on these reports.
Algeria’s Imane Khelif (in red) against Angela Carini of ItalyFabio Bozzani/Anadolu via Getty Images)
He noted that blanket sex testing of athletes had been ditched by the IOC in 1999.
Luckily, that is behind us.
This is a minefield.
And unfortunately, as with all minefields, we want a simple explanation.
Everyone wants a black and white explanation of how we can determine this.
That explanation does not exist, neither in the scientific community, nor anywhere else, he continued.
This is just not the case, scientifically on that there is consensus.
Scientifically, this is not a man fighting a woman.
And I think we need to kind of get that out.
Thats not going to happen at these games.
But this is a question in all sports.
And I think we are open to listening to anyone with a solution to that question.
No-one likes to see aggression online by anyone.
We would hope that that stops, Im not sure were able to stop that.
But its not helpful and it doesnt help with the games.
He batted back a suggestion that the IOC nipped the boxing gender row in the bud.
The question you have to ask yourself is, Are these athletes women?
Khelif will next fightHungarys Anna Luca Hamori in the womens boxing quarter-final on Saturday (August 3).
