Women’s Group CEO Questions Censored Social Media Posts About Olympic Boxing

Published on August 19, 2024

Women’s Forum Australia CEO Rachael Wong has expressed concern after the LinkedIn networking platform removed posts expressing concerns about fairness in boxing at the Paris Olympics. The social media platform then banned Wong’s account before later reinstating it. Wong posted content questioning the fairness of including Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting in the boxing ring at the Paris Olympics because they both possess XY chromosomes. Controversy around including the two athletes grew after Khelif ended a match with a tearful Angela Carini of Italy in just 46 seconds. The Women’s Forum Australia believes it was unfair to pair the boxers with XY chromosomes—who would both go on to win gold—against biological women....

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