After mixed information about the sex of the martial artist iMane Khelif (Algeria), Claressa Shields once again confirmed her views in this matter. According to the Queen of Boxing, if the third gender is considered real, the Olympic Games need to be clearly delineated for the athletes to fight.
“Sports need fairness between the gender. Men should fight men, women fight women. Transgender people, so let them fight by themselves. Don't let transgender athletes fight with women,” Claressa Shields declared bluntly.
While playing amateur boxing, Claressa Shields won 2 Games of London 2012 and Rio 2016. She is famous for its violent statements before the media, and is not afraid to react. Currently, Claressa Shields has switched to Boxing and MMA professional MMA.
Another American athlete, the Riley Gaines swimming player, also made a gender equality in Olympic level sport. She said the sports items for women “have no room for men to squeeze”, even if they are male transgender.
On the side of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), this unit still insisted that the iMane Khelif was a 100% female woman because “information on the passport recorded” and “this athlete was previously played for women, so it was a female athlete”. They rejected all suggestions for the gender assessment of the gene -based iMane Khelif based on the gene.
Among the supporters of Imane Khelif, they shared many photos of this boxer when they were young. In those photos, IMane Khelif has the appearance of a girl. However, this cannot confirm that IMane Khelif has a male or female sexual gender.