Olympics - Quillette

Podcast #247: Should Imane Khelif Be Allowed to Box Against Women?

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with biologist Emma Hilton about the controversy surrounding a champion women’s boxer whom critics accuse of being biologically male.

Quillette

16 Aug 2024 · 16 min read

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, at a podium with a water bottle, speaking.

The Chauvinist/Gender Theorist Alliance

The boxing debacle in Paris has cast an embarrassing spotlight on the IOC’s willingness to embrace nonsensical gender theory.

Jon Pike

15 Aug 2024 · 6 min read

US Olympics Women's Gymnastics Team in their costumes, in front of an American flag.

Ladies in Leotards

Exploring the implications of beauty standards in women’s gymnastics.

Holly Lawford-Smith

12 Aug 2024 · 5 min read

Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy's Angela Carini during their women's 66kg preliminaries round

XY Athletes in Women’s Olympic Boxing: The Paris 2024 Controversy Explained

The historical, political, and medical context of the Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting cases.

Doriane Lambelet Coleman

3 Aug 2024 · 13 min read