▲ 772 ▼ Algerian Imane Khelif wins boxing gold medal after her gender was wrongly questioned (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 333 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Irrational_exuberance@lemmy.world -8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Winding back to my first post. The Olympic committee has to decide. Decisions shouldn't be adhoc. Athletes spend time and effort. They shouldn't have to prepare for a competition where they will be expelled. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago What makes you think these decisions were "ad hoc?" What do you think ad hoc means? And what part of "we checked out this athelete and she met all of our criteria to compete in womans' boxing" don't you get? What failing do you think the IOC commited in allowing a cis woman to compete in womens' boxing? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago What makes you think these decisions were "ad hoc?" What do you think ad hoc means? And what part of "we checked out this athelete and she met all of our criteria to compete in womans' boxing" don't you get? What failing do you think the IOC commited in allowing a cis woman to compete in womens' boxing? permalink fedilink source parent