We are still waiting for NZ Foreign Minister to apologise for Russian disinformation scam

The claim of trans competitors beating up women at the Olympics was a Russian disinformation scam…

Olympic boxing gender row Russian ‘fake news’ says outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach

A gender row involving two female boxers at the Paris 2024 Olympics was the result of a Russian fake news campaign and had little to do with reality, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said.

Bach, who is stepping down in June after 12 years in charge of the biggest job in world sports, said the IOC had needed to fight off many similar campaigns before and after the Paris Games.

The boxing competition at the Paris Games was run by the IOC after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of recognition last year over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance.

But the IBA, run by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev with close links to the Kremlin, accused the IOC during Paris of allowing two female athletes, who had been banned by the IBA following a chromosome test a year earlier, to compete.

A bitter war of words ensued between the two organisations and hogged the headlines during the Games.

“I would not consider this (Paris Games gender row) a real crisis because all this discussion is based on a fake news campaign coming from Russia,” Bach told Reuters in an interview at the southern Greek seaside resort where his successor will be elected on Thursday.

“This was part of the many, many fake news campaigns we had to face from Russia before Paris and after Paris, ” he said.

Several such campaigns happened before Paris, including what the IOC said at the time were repeated hacking attempts, as well as a prank call by a Russian group targeting Bach and pretending to be African Union Commission representatives.

…and the female Boxer at the centre of that Russian Disinformation scam has been very clear in addressing the falsehoods…

Algerian boxer Khelif says she’s not intimidated by Trump and targets second Olympic gold in LA

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says that President Donald Trump’sstance on gender in sports “does not intimidate” her and plans to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics.

Khelif, who found herself in the middle of a bitter divide about gender eligibility during the Paris Olympics, was asked about Trump’s policies during an interview with British broadcaster ITV scheduled to be aired on Wednesday.

“I will give you a straightforward answer: the U.S. president issued a decision related to transgender policies in America. I am not transgender. This does not concern me, and it does not intimidate me. That is my response,” Khelif said in excerpts of the interview that were released ahead of the broadcast.

…so.

It was a Russian disinformation scam to sow chaos and the boxer at the centre of that lie has clearly told people they are NOT Trans.

Soooooooo.

Remember this?

…turns out Winston Peters was tricked by a Russian disinformation campaign.

We will all await Winston’s apology.

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