Eligibility criteria of transgender athletes

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eligibility criteria  適格基準

eligibility  適格性

be disqualified  失格になる

International Boxing Association (IBA)

faile  gender eligibility tests ジェンダー適格性テストに失敗する

International Olympic Committee 国際オリンピック委員会

rule to be…と定める

be eligible  資格がある

participation 参加

distress  苦痛

abandon bout 競技を棄権する

file a lawsuit    訴訟を起こす

alleged  申し立てられた

cyberbullying インターネット上の中傷

name   指す、名づける

reportedly   報道によれば

public prosecutor's office  検察庁

launch  a cyberbullying probe  調査を開始する

be rational, be normal  合理的で、普通で

framework on transgender athletes トランスジェンダーアスリートに関する枠組み

place responsibility on....の責任がある

individual federations 個々の連盟

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The Algerian Boxer ,Imane Khelif ,  won gold in Paris 2024.

But Khelif was disqualified from last year's World Championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA).

She failed gender eligibility tests in 2023.

However, the International Olympic Committee strongly defended Khelif's right to compete and ruled her to be eligible.

Khelif's participation was widely discussed online.

X CEO Mr Musk and Harry Potter author Ms Rowling both posted comments about Khelif. 

Ms Rowling said Khelif  was “ enjoying the distress of Carini he has just punched in the head”.

Italian boxer , Angela Carini   abandoned her bout after 46 seconds.

Mr Musk shared a post from swimmer Riley Gaines which said "men don’t belong in women’s sports".

Khelif  has filed a lawsuit over  alleged cyberbullying, which reportedly names author JK Rowling and X owner Elon Musk.

Paris public prosecutor's office launched a cyberbullying probe.

I guess,

Rowling and Musk's opinions and feelings are more rational, or even normal, than the IOC's decisions.

It’s said,

The IOC's framework on transgender athletes places responsibility on individual federations to determine eligibility criteria.

The IOC should have followed the IBA's World Championships‘ decision.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2njjm4e2po.amp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65051900.amp

https://www.bbc.com/japanese/articles/cj9l2dnpdrdo.amp