{"id":114982,"date":"2024-08-15T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/laura-woods-received-death-threats-over-comments-on-olympic-boxing-gender-row\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T16:40:07","slug":"laura-woods-received-death-threats-over-comments-on-olympic-boxing-gender-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/15\/laura-woods-received-death-threats-over-comments-on-olympic-boxing-gender-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Woods ‘received death threats’ over comments on Olympic boxing gender row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sports presenter Laura Woods has said she received death threats after she commented on the gender row involving Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week Woods supported an article which questioned the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to allow Khelif and Yu-ting, who both won gold in their events, to compete.<\/p>\n

The article claimed allowing Khelif and Yu-ting to compete was not “fair” and placed women in “unnecessary danger”.<\/p>\n

In response, the TNT Sports and ITV presenter said she received a slew of abuse online, including death threats against herself and her unborn baby.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Woods said: “Since I replied to this article, I’ve had numerous death threats to myself and my unborn child.”<\/p>\n

She said there had been “calls for my employers to sack me, threats to my home” as well as explicit abuse.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been called a racist, a bigot and a sexist as well as various insults – c***, sl*g etc,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Khelif won gold in the women’s welterweight event at the Paris Olympics<\/a><\/strong>, but found herself at the centre of a toxic debate after her first opponent bowed out within 46 seconds, claiming she had “never been hit so hard”<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Italian boxer Angela Carini later apologised for her conduct<\/a><\/strong> after their bout, and said she respected Khelif’s inclusion.<\/p>\n

But this came after increased scrutiny toward Khelif, including world leaders and celebrities who questioned her eligibility.<\/p>\n

Algerian boxer Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Yu-ting were banned from the world championships last year, with the International Boxing Association (IBA) saying they failed gender eligibility tests.<\/p>\n

However, the IOC said the decision was “sudden and arbitrary” and the tests were majorly flawed.<\/p>\n

It banned the IBA over governance issues, alleged corruption and ties to Russia.<\/p>\n

Woods referenced these “test results” in her post on social media.<\/p>\n

“When there are discrepancies with test results – which could impact the safety of another human being, in an environment that above all else should be fair – questions are quite rightly going to be asked. The answers are still unclear, otherwise this topic would be closed,” she said.<\/p>\n

IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said all the boxers in Paris met eligibility criteria – with gender and age “based on their passport”.<\/p>\n

He said Khelif and Yu-ting had been competing in women’s competition for many years and the Algerian also appeared at the Tokyo games.<\/p>\n

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Speaking after winning gold, Khelif said through an interpreter: “For eight years, this has been my dream, and I’m now the Olympic champion and gold medallist.”<\/p>\n

“I’m fully qualified to take part in this competition,” she added. “I’m a woman like any other woman. I was born as a woman, I live as a woman, and I am qualified.”<\/p>\n

Khelif filed a legal complaint<\/a><\/strong> after winning gold, saying she has been a victim of online harassment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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