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I said right from the start that I am all for a level playing field in sport. I never said that I was comfortable with the bouts. IF the imbalance in strength is because she went through puberty with elevated testosterone levels, then that is an unfair advantage. This topic has been examined ad nauseum with the Caster Semenya case, where the world arbitration of sport set maximum testosterone levels for her to compete. If anyone bothers to examine the matter, both the Algerian and the Taiwanese woman were also set testosterone benchmarks and passed.
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Gronk, understand that basically you’re a progressive socialist and you sit solidly on the left of these issues, but take a look at the video. Unfortunately it wasn’t fair and there was a reason the Boxing Federation didn’t allow that person to fight against women. I thought it was obviously close to cruel, at the end of the day bowing to DEI pressures will end in very serious injury soon.Nothing has changed. Well, perhaps outrage.
"The International Olympic Committee earlier this week said the boxers were women and should be able to compete as women."
"Australian Tiana Echegaray acknowledged that it was a tricky situation.
"I don't know exactly what their circumstances are," she said.
"I think it's a case-by-case situation. If you're talking about fighting an actual man, then no, I'm not cool with fighting a man. But in their case, I can't say specifically,"
Female hyperandrogenism and elite sport
Emerging evidence indicates that testosterone, which can increase muscle mass and strength, stimulates erythropoiesis, promotes competitive behaviour, and enhances the physical performance of women. Indeed, the levels of testosterone within the normal ...
