EXCLUSIVE: both sides The White House campaign and Kamala Harris were silent when contacted for comment on Monday morning about whether they support biologically male, intersex or trans athletes competing against biological women in the Olympics.
Trump’s campaign, meanwhile, quickly slammed the idea because of the uproar surrounding the Algerian fighter who was caught in the middle of a gender eligibility controversy after her opponent, Italian boxer Angela Carini, withdrew 46 seconds into the fight after being punched.
“President Trump has made it very clear that he will not stand for men competing in women’s sports – a crazy and unfair reality that is allowed to happen because of Radical Leftist politicians like Kamala Harris. When he returns to the White House, President Trump will take action immediately to protect women and girls and repeal the Harris-Biden Administration’s radical rewrite of Title IX,” a Trump campaign spokeswoman told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
OLYMPIC POINTS TO THINK OF MEN’S CHROMOSOMES WIN 46 SECONDS, AGAINST TEAR STORY AS HARD AS POSSIBLE
Imane Khelif, left, fights Angela Carini at the Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Imane Khelif, the Algerian Olympic athlete, was disqualified from 2023 World Boxing Championship after the International Boxing Association determined that Khelif failed the gender test. According to Reuters, Khelif – who has “female” listed on his passport – was found to have elevated testosterone levels.
“I entered the ring to fight,” said the fighter, Carini, according to Italy’s ANSA. “I didn’t give up, but one punch hurt a lot, and I said enough.”
“I’m going out with my head up.”
IBA President Umar Kremlev explained the decision at the time, according to Russia’s Tass News Agency, stating that based on DNA tests, “we identified some athletes who tried to deceive their teammates into being women. According to the results of the test. , it was proven that they have XY chromosomes .”
“The athlete is not included in the competition,” Kremlev said.
Khelif was authorized to compete by the International Olympic Committee, and the Algerian Olympic Committee (COA) addressed the criticism ahead of Thursday’s event.
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Imane Khelif and Angela Carini after the fight. (Reuters/Isabel Infantes)
“COA strongly condemns the unethical and damaging targeting of our respected athlete, Imane Khelif, with baseless propaganda by certain foreign media,” the organization said, via Reuters.
“The attack on his personality and dignity is unjustified, especially as he prepares for the pinnacle of his career at the Olympics. The COA has taken all necessary steps to protect our champion.”
Italian officials expressed concern about Khelif’s eligibility.
“It is surprising that there are no uniform, strict, uniform criteria at the international level,” said Italian Sports Minister Andrea Abodi, adding that it is strange “that there can be suspicions, and more than suspicions, that are unfair and unfair. contests that can be dangerous for one of the competitors in the Olympics, an event that symbolizes the justice of sports.”
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both sides The White House campaign and Kamala Harris are silent on the Olympics controversy. (Getty Images)
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told the British newspaper, The Telegraph, “it is not an equal contest.”
“I think that athletes with male genetic characteristics should not be admitted to women’s competitions. And not because you want to discriminate against people, but to protect the right of female athletes to compete on equal terms,” ​​said Meloni.
This is not the first controversy to arise since the Olympics began last week. Olympic organizers are facing a backlash from Christians and others around the world over the opening ceremony of the 2024 games after a play featuring drag queens and halo-crowned women appeared to mock Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of Jesus’ Last Supper.
If elected, Harris is expected to advance the Biden administration’s efforts to expand Title IX, the civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded schools and educational institutions, now including protections against discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
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LGBTQ+ activists champion the change as necessary to prevent transgender students from facing certain restrictions. The rules take effect August 1.
Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
