00:00The International Olympic Committee on Thursday, August 1, defends its decision to allow two
00:05female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender row.
00:10It says the pair were facing quote-unquote aggression because of an arbitrary decision.
00:15Algerian Iman Khalif, who won her bout over Italian Angela Carini in 46 seconds, and Taiwan's
00:21double world champion Lin Yu-ting, who is fighting on Friday, are cleared to compete
00:25in the Olympics.
00:26Khalif's lightning-quick win over the Italian, who decided to pull out after a barrage of
00:31punches by the Algerian, piles more pressure on the IOC for allowing them to box in Paris.
00:37Both fighters were disqualified at the 2023 World Championships after failing International
00:42Boxing Association eligibility rules preventing athletes with male XY chromosomes competing
00:48in women's events.
00:50The IOC says the rules of eligibility in Paris were based on those of the Tokyo Games in
00:542021 and cannot be changed during a competition.
