Paris Olympics

Yeah same. Either that or it’s just really dusty everywhere just now. Not sure why I’m so much more invested this time around but I’m loving it.

Yeah I've seen some fucking hot takes on it JK Rowling obviously had a very measured take on it /s

Yeah this is basically it.  A failure of clear regulation that has created suspicion and benefits no one.  I'd add that there is some mitigation for the IOC as the IBA was Russian led so the lack of clarity around prior IBA decisions partly stem from this and was impacted by the war.  It seems unclear whether the supposed IBA failed test was for elevated testosterone or a chromosome test.  It's also fair to say that the IBA had a history of opaque decision making and not following due process.  So on balance you'd have to say there should be a presumption of innocence for these boxers despite those failed tests.

The bigger issue for me is the IOC accepting gender solely on passport status.  This relies on submissions in good faith and that the country issuing the passport has robust procedures.  The history of Olympic sports suggests that relying on 'good faith' is naive, especially from a governing body.  Though how you do such tests whilst maintaining athlete dignity is very difficult.   Any 'necessary' scientific gender tests should have been conducted quietly and months beforehand.  Maybe needs to be something that is undertaken every athlete in all sports for fairness and to normalise it rather than it become a reactive witch hunt.

The primary benefits of elevated testosterone are training related and the clearance times are well known, so these have to be dealt with by out of competition tests anyway.  If the accused boxers have been randomly and periodically tested and repeatedly passed (as seems likely) then all is above board.

Lastly the Italian Carini apologised to Khelif and said she doesn't have anything against her.  Hopefully that helps calm it down a bit too.

"It was all fake, she was obviously pressured to apologize by the Wokerati cabal controlling everything behind the scenes to corrupt our kids. Obviously I must make it my life's mission to blindly spew hatred against everyone involved." - some bellend, probably

Surely, by JK Rowling's definition, she's a woman? She can't have it both ways.

So even cis-women are men now according to Robert Galbraith?

Presumably there'll be more of this shit when events like the weightlifting and throwing sports kick off.

Some people are so full of hate you wonder if they're ever happy.

The IOC are just shit all round tbf. It could be set up and done and then situations like all this misinformation never need to happen.

Wow the kayak cross changes up tomorrow to being 4 going at the same time and permits kayak to kayak touching and paddles and arms can cross each other, could be carnage!

It's a weird thought now. She's born a woman, lived her life as a woman, has thr body of a woman, recognised by the Algerian government as a woman...but instead she is classified as a male because other people looked at her and thought she was one. Bizarre world of gender identity. You only are what I identify you as.

There needs to be more shoulder barging at the baton exchange in the 4x400m relay.

Yeah the sheer amount of terfs who desperately want Swift to be a man is insane, they're not terfs they're werfs.

Gemma Reekie first in her 800m heat. Keely Hodgkinson up soon. She should be fine, but you never know in the 800m, as other runners can fuck you up

Gill looks proper nervous.