IOC president labels scrutiny about two Olympic boxers who failed gender test as 'hate speech'

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach decried the so-called "hate speech" against two boxers who previously failed gender tests prior to the Paris Olympics.

Algerian Imane Khelif and Taiwanese Lin Yu-Ting were both disqualified from the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships over what president Umar Kremlev said was a positive test for "XY chromosomes." The IBA has maintained that Khelif and Lin both have competitive advantages that should preclude them from competing against women.