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Haven't watched it, the boxing, as I am not remotely interested.
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So will Aussie beef be blamed because they can't keep their feet correctly on the ground whist walking ah I meant running.
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Freeze framed the tape, OMG we are showing our age.
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All we have to do is remove gender in sports and it will prove that men and women are not equal.
Why do we never see transexuals competing as men? It's very bizarre that it seems that almost all the transitions are male to female. Something no one wants to talk about.
These people belong in the special Olympics.
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OMFG, that is a disgrace. The IOC has gone woke raving mad. No aircon in the village, 80% vegan food, LGBTQI spoof of the last supper, allowing 'DSD' men to fight women. These intersex boxers had been banned by the International Boxing Association last year for this very reason. I imagine JK Rowling is going to get hazed for pointing out the obvious.
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Making strength related sport exclusively for men, in the name of inclusiveness, loonies are in charge of the asylum.
The world has gone mad, I thought we were trying to reduce the incidence of men physically abusing women, go figure.
‘I have never felt a punch like this’: The 46 seconds that rocked the Olympics
Bloody nosed and emotional, Angela Carini yelled to her entourage “it’s not fair” before quitting her fight amid a furore over gender-eligibility rules.
After 46 seconds, two blows to the head and a busted nose, Italian Angela Carini left the ring as the most talked-about athlete on the planet after withdrawing from her bout with a fighter who had previously failed gender eligibility tests.
Carini’s bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif had attracted the attention of the world’s media, due to the North African being allowed to compete in Paris despite having been disqualified from the world championship in New Delhi in 2023 for failing a gender eligibility test.
As a result, the press box at North Paris Arena, which had been nearly empty just 24 hours before, was packed to the rafters with reporters eager to see how the controversial bout would play out.
The result was the quickest stoppage of the Games so far, triggering a furore over gender-eligibility rules that will be spoken long after the flame burns out in Paris.
After 37 ticks of the clock, Carini raised her glove to pause the bout so that her corner could adjust her headgear, which had been dislodged by a fierce right-hand blow from Khelif.
Then, just nine seconds later, Carini repeatedly yelled to her corner, “Non e giusto, non e giusto” (“It’s not fair, it’s not fair”). Her Olympics was over. “I’ve never felt a punch like this,” she would later say.
Then she threw her headgear out of the ring and sank to her knees in tears as the announcement of Khelif’s victory due to abandonment in the women’s 66-kilogram class was relayed through the stadium’s speakers.
Carini subsequently refused to shake her opponent’s hand. The fight was over, but the war was only just starting.
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Hey @basilio that above picture was the picture posted at post #22
Here is a picture today on the ABC website, might have been a different frame, so it looks like it was a cloud formation.
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What I don't get is he was banned by the boxing Federation so can't box in normal events yet this was ignored by the Olympics. Just wrong.
I think it's a rare case. The person isn't trans. Algeria is really against that. I think she has swyer syndrome. So it's not as clear cut as people think.
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It's pretty simple in my eyes
XX Chromosomes = Female
XY Chromosomes = Male
There may be some rare exceptions, but generally speaking, it's not hard to understand.
Don't let the CIA brainwash you otherwise....
XX Chromosomes = Female
XY Chromosomes = Male
There may be some rare exceptions, but generally speaking, it's not hard to understand.
Don't let the CIA brainwash you otherwise....
I understand, but thats basically swyer syndrome. I'm also assuming it's swyer so could be completely wrong.
But let's say you are this person and you are born as basically a woman.
Your whole childhood you get harassed about looking odd. Maybe her parents played to her strengths and put her in boxing where she excelled.
You then gets harassed for your condition the same as before. No fault of your own or your own choosing.
I'm not saying it's right or wrong her boxing. But if it was my daughter it would be heartbreaking. Find her niche and that gets caught up in the current climate.
This is possibly a quirk in genetic make-up like that freakishly tall Chinese 14yo womens basketball player.
It's different from a basic M-F transition because of mental health.
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The Australia girls are winning all our medals... where are the blokes?
This is actually a big concern. Telling men they "suck" is having an impact not just in sport.
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Actually they are just living it up. I know a couple of high level athletes that just walked for some unknown reason. One was about to get a $40+ mill contract. Started partying instead and completely sick of the commitment.
Only young guys but there is a huge difference in the level of support between the men and the women.
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Nah women mature much earlier than men and just do the work seen it with my kids and I was typical as well.
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Mean while
PARIS (AP) — Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl, won his second match at the Paris Olympics and received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.
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PARIS (AP) — Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl, won his second match at the Paris Olympics and received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.
Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of rape is booed again, louder, in second match of Olympics
The Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in England has won his second match at the Paris Olympics.
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I train both and could argue that this is bs these days. I'll probably push my eldest for next Olympics.
Everyone in the gyms will drop everything to encourage the women. It's a really good support system for them at the moment that brings out their best.
The change in thinking around men being properly supported is still lost in the 80s.