No words were needed to express the disappointment of Bulgarian female boxer Svetlana Staneva after being beaten up by Lin Yu-Thing who has XY (male) chromosome and failed gender tests. Svetlana Stanvena make an “X” symbol with her figures to express her disappointment seeing her Olympic dreams smashed by someone who has male chromosomes.
Powerful from Svetlana Staneva #Olympics #Sexmatters in boxing 🥊 #XX pic.twitter.com/dpAxJKoKWi
— Sex Matters (@SexMattersOrg) August 4, 2024
A fourth female boxer is knocked out of the Olympics by a male.
A defiant Staneva signals the anger we all feel 💪
“I am XX. I am a woman”#paris2024 #fairplayforwomen#SaveWomensSports pic.twitter.com/W6cs4pwRTo
— FairPlayForWomen (@fairplaywomen) August 4, 2024
Svetlana Stanevaa makes a stand by making an X gesture with her hands after losing in women's boxing to a male.
We can only assume this is meant to represent her XX chromosomes, and is her way of calling out the unfairness of the match.
A real woman. A QUEEN!#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/g27VmtkBiD
— Hazel Appleyard (@HazelAppleyard_) August 4, 2024