Team Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan, the only transgender athlete competing at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, slammed recent reports alleging that he wanted fellow boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting “banned.” On the contrary, the Filipino athlete doubled down on Imane and Lin’s “unquestionable” female identities.
A number of false claims have circulated since last week, alleging that Hergie, who partook in the women’s boxing events at the Olympics in Paris, France, wanted Team Algeria’s Imane and Team Taiwan’s Lin banned from the competition.
“I want to clarify and address the recent claims circulating on the internet regarding my involvement in the controversy about my two co-boxers,” Hergie exclusively told Bored Panda in an email.
