Female boxers have worked so hard to make it to the Olympics, only to be punched in the face by a dude.

Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan were banned from competing in the Women's World Boxing Championships in March last year in New Delhi because they failed gender eligibility tests.

At the time of their disqualifications, the president of the International Boxing Association, which governs the World Boxing Championships, claimed their genetic tests showed they had XY chromosomes.

Women have two X chromosomes, while men typically have an X and a Y chromosome.

Khelif and Lin have both always competed as women and it does not appear that either identifies as transgender or intersex (those born with sexual organs belonging to both sexes).

But the Paris Olympics' organizers have cleared them to fight in the women's divisions, saying their entry complies with 'applicable medical regulations.'

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'These women have worked so hard and trained tirelessly to get all the way to the Olympics, all so they can get punched in the face by a dude.

'It used to be illegal for men to beat up women, and now people are putting it on TV and watching it.It's such a weird reality we are living in now.'

…"And i OBVIOUSLY didn’t mean to hit her in the face. like, i’m not actually evil in the way that you think i am, believe it or not.'"

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13693959/payton-mcnabb-volleyball-player-paralyzed-brain-damage-transgender.html