Fitness guru Jillian Michaels commented on the controversy that rocked women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics surrounding two fighters who were previously suspected of having XY chromosomes.
Appearing on OutKick’s “Tomi Lahren is Fearless,” Michaels said there was a simple solution to end the controversy surrounding Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting.
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Gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women’s -66 kg boxing final at the Paris Olympic Games on August 9, 2024. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
“Let’s leave out the transgender component, because these two athletes are not transgender, they say they are female. There are two independent tests done by two labs that are not affiliated with the International Boxing Association that found a Y chromosome. That is male,” Michaels told Lahren.
“So why didn’t they challenge those results? Twice! A simple cheek swab would solve the problem and answer the question. They didn’t challenge it, and in fact Imane started the competition and withdrew. … Now at the Olympics, it’s like they’re saying, ‘Well, the passport says they’re female, and they were able to compete before.’
“So how about this? How about you do a cheek swab? Easy, and then you negate the entire conversation.”
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Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting reacts after defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in the women’s -57 kg boxing final at the Olympic Games in Paris on August 10, 2024. (MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images)
The International Boxing Federation disqualified both fighters from the 2023 World Championships and the issue resurfaced before and during the Summer Games. Both Khelif and Lin won gold in their divisions and received support from the International Olympic Committee, which defended their eligibility.
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into alleged online harassment of Khelif after the boxer’s lawyer, Nabil Boubi, filed a complaint last week with a special unit of the Paris prosecutor’s office that combats hate speech on the internet.
Jillian Michaels (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images)
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Khelif has become the target of a “misogynistic, racist and sexist campaign,” Boudi said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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