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J.K. Rowlingis tweeting about theOlympics, so you know what that means: Theres transphobia afoot.
Khelif stepped into the ring against Italian boxer Angela Carini on August 1.
The match was over within 46 seconds with Carini forfeiting and refusing to shake her opponents hand.
Below, all the details, from the facts to thetrollsto the officialOlympic Committee responsetoCarinis apology.
How did we get here?
Khelif will continue to the quarterfinals, facing Hungarys Anna Luca Hamori on August 3.
What are trolls saying?
As expected, the response to Khelif online from notable TERFs and conservatives has been outsize.
Names including J.K. Rowling, Logan Paul, J.D.
Vance, and former president Donald Trump have all spoken up.
I WILL KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMENS SPORTS!
Trump wrote on his social-media app, Truth Social.
Could any picture sum up our new mens rights movement better?
And this is the clear definition of a woman, said president of the committee, Thomas Bach.
But we will not take part in a sometimes-politically motivated cultural war.
These two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA, they wrote.
Towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were suddenly disqualified without any due process.
Looks like a KO for the IBA.
Has Carini apologized?
Im sorry for my opponent, too.
If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision.
She added that skipping the post-match handshake with her opponent wasnt something she intended to do.
I want to apologize to her and everyone else, the boxer said.
I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke.
I dont have anything against Khelif.
Actually, if I were to meet her again I would embrace her.
