JK Rowling targets Imane Khelif after Olympics women's sports limited only to biological female: 'I'll never forget'

Famous author JK Rowling has welcomed International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to limit women's sports to only biological female. The British writer has consistently spoken against letting transwomen compete in women's sports and thus supported the latest move saying that it will bring fairness for women and girls.

Rowling also targetted Paris Olympics gold medallist Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who was embroiled in controversy over her gender at the 2024 Summer Games.

Rowling welcomes IOC move

“Today’s ruling by the IOC means a welcome return to fair sport for women and girls," Rowling known for her controversial views on the matter wrote on X.

"But I’ll never forget the scandal of Paris 2024, when people who consider themselves supremely virtuous and progressive publicly cheered on men punching women,” Rowling, famous for penning the iconic Harry Potter series, added in her post.

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Khelif had attracted criticism at the Olympics as she competed in the Summer Games after being banned by International Boxing Association earlier for allegedly failing gender test. Officials at the Paris Olympics did not have a specific gender test and they used the gender registered in the passport to determine who can compete in female sports.

During the Olympics, Rowling had consistently targetted Khelif and she did it once again after IOC's latest move which would ban transgenders from competing in women's sports.

IOC's reasoning behind the move

IOC has stated that an SRY gene test will be used to determine who can compete in women's sports and who cannot. This will be a once-in-a-life-time test whose validity will last forever.

Speaking about the policy, IOC President Kirsty Coventry said: “As a former athlete, I passionately believe in the rights of all Olympians to take part in fair competition. The policy that we have announced is based on science and has been led by medical experts.

"At the Olympic Games, even the smallest margins can be the difference between victory and defeat. So, it is absolutely clear that it would not be fair for biological males to compete in the female category. In addition, in some sports it would simply not be safe.”