The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has cleared the way for two male boxers, Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu‑ting of Taiwan, to fight this week against women boxers in Paris.

“All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry regulations, as well as all applicable medical regulations,” wrote the IOC on Tuesday.

The inexplicable decision comes after both Khelif and Yu-ting were disqualified from the Women’s Boxing Championship in India last year after their respective DNA tests revealed they were male.

As for the IOC’s “rules,” let’s be clear: regulations for female boxing don’t include its competitors actually be female.

Former collegiate standout swimmer Riley Gaines, who has lobbied fearlessly to protect the integrity of women’s sports, spoke for many fans and fellow competitors in decrying the decision and the fate facing female Olympians squaring off against Khelif and Yu-ting.

“Imagine training your WHOLE life, getting good enough to earn a spot on the Olympic team, hoping to win an Olympic medal,” she wrote on X. “Then you’re told you have to fight a man. That’s the tragic reality for these women.”

For Gaines and others, the concern goes beyond the unfairness and losing a chance at a medal. It’s a matter of personal safety.

“As if the Satanic display at the opening ceremony wasn’t enough,” Gaines noted. “The Olympics glorifies men punching women in the face with the intent of knocking them unconscious. Imane Khelif is 1 of 2 male boxers fighting women at the Olympics. A woman is going to die.”

Integrity for women’s sports is, in many other cases, on life support. Scheming opportunists or sexually confused men have been infiltrating female-only sports for several years. A lack of uniform eligibility rules has cast an uneven pall across competition.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting has seen its share of men overpowering women, including one man who broke a woman’s skull. It’s a biological reality that on average, males are bigger, stronger and more powerful than females.

At this point, Christians may ask if women should even be fighting women. The Old Testament indicates that it was men who did the fighting, that there was a significant distinction between male and female roles, particularly in battle. Did this also apply to sports? Women’s sports are a relatively new venture. The New Testament is silent about females fighting, though those same gender distinctions applied.

But there can be no defense of men beating up women. Responsible fathers drill that principle into their sons from a young age. What kind of man is inclined to do such a thing?

H.R. 7187, or “The Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2024,” would ban such dangerous nonsense from happening in the United States. As proposed back in February, the legislation outright bans males from participating in sports designated for women.

The consequences of the sexual revolution and the chaos perpetrated from its recklessness and irrationality are now on the world’s center stage – or better said, in the Olympic Boxing ring.

When it comes to the ongoing culture battle, especially this one over Olympic boxing, those standing up in defense of preserving the integrity and exclusivity of women’s sports, here is one final word. It comes from the movie, “Rocky Balboa,” and it’s Rocky’s inspirational charge to his son. The elites may chafe and chastise us for our common sense, but the “Italian Stallion” is right:

It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!

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