While Vinesh Bhoga was disqualified for gaining 100 grams of weight, the two women who failed the gender test have continued to compete in the Olympics.
The Olympics are in full swing in Paris. India’s Vinesh Phogat was set to clash with American Sarah for gold in the 50kg category today. But it was announced that Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for being 100 grams more than the competitive weight. This has caused great shock and sadness among the Indian fans.
Failure in gender test:
The fact that the Olympic Committee, which followed the rules very strictly for Indian player Vinesh Bhogam, relaxed the same rules and allowed two players from Algeria and China to participate has become a big talking point. Many female athletes are routinely subjected to gender testing while participating in competitions. It results based on the number of chromosomes.
In that way, both Algerian player Imane Khelif and China’s Lin Yu-ting are participating in the boxing category in the current Olympics. Both of them failed the gender test in last year’s World Championship series.
Chances at the Olympics:
Controversies have been raging ever since they were allowed to compete in the current Olympics. Italian player Carney’s nose was broken on a punch by Imane Calif, who failed the gender test in the clash with the Italian player. The match was over in just 46 seconds. This is the fastest time in Olympic history in just 46 seconds.
Similarly, at last year’s World Championships in Delhi, Young Liu was disqualified from the event after failing a gender test just hours before the gold medal final. Lin did not give any explanation in this regard.
What is fair?
Both the Algerian and Chinese players, who were disqualified for failing the gender test in the International Boxing World Championship series, have been given permission to play in the Olympics, and the disqualification of the Indian player on the grounds that she was 100 grams overweight is considered a very bad act by the fans and athletes. In particular, Indian athlete Vinesh Bhog’s coach asked for more time to lose weight. But the Olympic Committee refused.
The Olympic Committee, which follows such strict rules, has allowed two athletes who failed the gender test to continue playing. In what way is this fair? Players and fans are questioning that. Is there any conspiracy against Vinesh Phogat as he was protesting against former MP of BJP? Questions have also arisen.
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