The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport. This is not a transgender case. I know you’re not saying that, but there has been some confusion that somehow it’s a man fighting a woman. This is just not the case. So, I think if you start working on all suspicions, then we end up very much heading towards a gender-testing regime, which is not good for anybody.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2024 16:59 UTC