Olympic Leader Commends ‘Full Gender Parity’ at Paris Games
Outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach stated that the Olympic Games in Paris were conducted “with full gender parity.” To read the full article, visit RT.com.
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Two boxers, whose eligibility to compete in women’s sports has been widely debated, secured gold medals in Paris.
During the closing ceremony on Sunday, the outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, praised the “gender parity” achieved at the Paris Games. This statement came in the wake of controversy surrounding women’s boxing, particularly regarding the eligibility of two competitors.
While the Olympic flame was being extinguished, Bach remarked that the event in France represented “the first Olympic Games delivered fully under our Olympic Agenda reforms: younger, more urban, more inclusive, more sustainable. The first ever Olympic Games with full gender parity.”
He further described the Games as “a celebration of the athletes and sport at its best” and referred to the event as “Seine-sational,” alluding to the river flowing through the city.
Amid scrutiny, Imane Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yu-ting from the Chinese Taipei team won gold medals in their respective weight classes. Both boxers had been cleared to compete despite being disqualified the previous year from the World Championships organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing sex verification tests.
Controversy intensified when Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew mere seconds into her bout against Khelif, visibly upset and claiming she had never been struck so hard.
Olympic officials defended their decision to allow Khelif and Lin to compete. In a press conference, Bach asserted, “if somebody is presenting us with a scientifically solid system how to identify men and women, we are the first ones to do it.” He expressed that the IOC would not “[fall] prey to a defamation campaign by a not credible organization with highly political interest.”
This comment seemed to target the IBA, which critics labeled as “Russia-linked.” The organization, led by Russian Umar Kremlev, has permitted Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in its events, diverging from the stance of most international sports federations that have enacted bans on these countries due to the Ukraine conflict. Notably, no similar restrictions were placed on nations involved in other global conflicts during the Olympic Games.
On Saturday, Bach announced his decision not to pursue a new six-year term as president of the IOC once his current term concludes next year. He stated that a “change in leadership” would be “best served” for the organization.
Rohan Mehta contributed to this report for TROIB News
During the closing ceremony on Sunday, the outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, praised the “gender parity” achieved at the Paris Games. This statement came in the wake of controversy surrounding women’s boxing, particularly regarding the eligibility of two competitors.
While the Olympic flame was being extinguished, Bach remarked that the event in France represented “the first Olympic Games delivered fully under our Olympic Agenda reforms: younger, more urban, more inclusive, more sustainable. The first ever Olympic Games with full gender parity.”
He further described the Games as “a celebration of the athletes and sport at its best” and referred to the event as “Seine-sational,” alluding to the river flowing through the city.
Amid scrutiny, Imane Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yu-ting from the Chinese Taipei team won gold medals in their respective weight classes. Both boxers had been cleared to compete despite being disqualified the previous year from the World Championships organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing sex verification tests.
Controversy intensified when Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew mere seconds into her bout against Khelif, visibly upset and claiming she had never been struck so hard.
Olympic officials defended their decision to allow Khelif and Lin to compete. In a press conference, Bach asserted, “if somebody is presenting us with a scientifically solid system how to identify men and women, we are the first ones to do it.” He expressed that the IOC would not “[fall] prey to a defamation campaign by a not credible organization with highly political interest.”
This comment seemed to target the IBA, which critics labeled as “Russia-linked.” The organization, led by Russian Umar Kremlev, has permitted Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in its events, diverging from the stance of most international sports federations that have enacted bans on these countries due to the Ukraine conflict. Notably, no similar restrictions were placed on nations involved in other global conflicts during the Olympic Games.
On Saturday, Bach announced his decision not to pursue a new six-year term as president of the IOC once his current term concludes next year. He stated that a “change in leadership” would be “best served” for the organization.
Rohan Mehta contributed to this report for TROIB News
