Olympic bosses putting feelings of biological males before safety of females, says Team GB legend Sharron Davies

OLYMPIAN Sharron Davies accused the International Olympic Committee of “a dereliction of duty” for allowing the fight.

The ex-Team GB swimmer, 61, wrote on Twitter/X that it was time to “remove emotion and deal in facts”, reiterating her belief that Imane Khelif is “a biological male”.

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Sharron, who is covering events in Paris for the BBC, accused the IOC of disregarding “safety and fairness” in women’s boxing which she said was “unforgivable”.

She told BBC News: “They are putting the feelings of biological males before the safety of biological females.

“To me that’s a dereliction of duty when it comes to care.

“I’m flabbergasted and extraordinarily disturbed about why they would take this stance.”

The International Boxing Association banned Algerian boxer Khelif from competing last year after DNA tests “proved they had XY chromosomes” — like all males — rather than XX.