A female boxer went viral online after making an “XX” chromosome gesture following a loss in her boxing match this Sunday.
The 2024 Olympic Games have been a topic of discussion due to the controversy surrounding the women’s boxing competition, with Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting facing accusations of being transgender competitors, having both been disqualified from the World Championships last year.
Yu-Ting beat Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in a quarterfinal matchup on Sunday, and the latter suggested that she had fought a man after the loss, refusing the offer of a handshake and then making an “XX” gesture to the crowd.
“Lin Yu-Ting, who failed a sex test ahead of the World Cup but fights at the Olympics, just defeated Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva,” a user posted to X/Twitter, showing a video of Staneva making the gesture. “After her defeat, she refused to shake hands and made an “X” with her fingers to signal that she has XX chromosomes.”
