Olympics warns against ‘witch hunt’ as outrage builds over ‘men fighting women’

The International Olympic Committee cautioned against creating a “witch hunt” over women’s boxing amid an escalating uproar over what one female Olympic boxing champion decried as “men fighting against women.”

Committee spokesperson Mark Adams insisted at a press conference Wednesday that two Olympic boxers — Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting — are “women,” despite being disqualified from last year’s women’s world championships for reportedly failing a gender test.

“I think we all have a responsibility by the way to try to dial down this and not turn it into some kind of witch hunt,” Mr. Adams said. “These are regular athletes who have competed for many years in boxing. They are entirely eligible. They are women on their passports.”

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