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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>In a wide-ranging interview as he prepares to step down as head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach has spoken out against an gender row that marked the Paris Games.<\/b><\/p>\n

Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting each won gold in boxing amid an uproar about whether they were eligible to compete in the women\u2019s division.<\/p>\n

“This controversy about the boxing at the Paris Games is based on fake news, because it has been converted into a transgender discussion, and it’s clearly no transgender issue,\u201d said Bach.<\/p>\n

He insisted the two were born and raised as women and that nobody had ever claimed that they are transgender.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened there was a Russian-led disinformation campaign which then distorted the truth, the facts. And now we have this unfortunate situation that these two athletes are considered to be transgender, which they are not.”<\/p>\n

Last month, Khelif accused the International Boxing Association (IBA) of making “false and offensive” accusations against her.<\/p>\n

The association, which lost its Olympic recognition in 2023 over governance issues, has launched legal action against the IOC for allowing her to compete.<\/p>\n

Bach, who has led the IOC since September 2013, steps down as head of the Olympic body in June.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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