IOC president labels scrutiny about two Olympic boxers who failed gender test as 'hate speech'

Riley Gaines Center ambassador Kaitlynn Wheeler joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss the fallout after an Algerian boxer who failed a gender eligibility test beat her opponent in only 46 seconds. 

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach decried the so-called "hate speech" against two boxers who previously failed gender tests prior to the Paris Olympics.

Algerian Imane Khelif and Taiwanese Lin Yu-Ting were both disqualified from the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships over what president Umar Kremlev said was a positive test for "XY chromosomes." The IBA has maintained that Khelif and Lin both have competitive advantages that should preclude them from competing against women.

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends a regular press conference of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (Sheng Jiapeng/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

The IOC has pushed back on the IBA’s statements amid a firestorm of criticism against the IOC, Khelif and Lin. Bach said the "hate speech" against the fighters was "totally unacceptable."

"We will not take part in a politically motivated … cultural war," Bach said as he tried to tamp down on the scrutiny.

"What is going on in this context in the social media with all this hate speech, with this aggression and abuse, and fueled by this agenda, is totally unacceptable.

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IOC President Thomas Bach attends the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (Jean