Women’s World Champion Speaks on Embattled Olympic Boxer, Somehow Makes Situation Even Worse
Skye Nicolson, the women’s featherwheight boxing world champion, has come to the defense of embattled Algerian boxer Imane Khelif — and somehow managed to make her situation look even worse.
The Australian Nicolson, who has gone pro, will not be competing in the 2024 Paris Games, but she has sparred with both Olympic boxers disqualified for Disorders of Sexual Difference by the International Boxing Association, yet controversially allowed to compete by the International Olympic Committee.
She accused those who don’t think Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting should be allowed to compete are “jumping on the bandwagon without knowing all the details.” She then confirmed that, yes, most people do know the details by now — and they still have the same concerns.
