DR. SIEGEL: The simple answer to Olympic boxing's complicated problem
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The International Olympic Committee was right to allow Imane Khelif to compete in women's boxing, based on what we know. But if measurable hormone levels are giving a competitor an unfair advantage, it should affect eligibility.
Marc Siegel, M.D. is a professor of medicine and medical director of Doctor Radio at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is a Fox News medical analyst and author of "COVID: The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science." Follow him on Twitter @drmarcsiegel.
Yet now she was allowed to compete in an Olympic boxing bout which she won when her frightened opponent submitted after less than a minute. Is this fair? Yes it is. We are not right to question the International Olympic Committee defending her right to compete without specific information to the contrary. I also respect her opponent, Italian boxer Angela Carini, for apologizing for expressing her outrage following her loss. Both are high-road moves which I respect. But the real medical question still remains. What is a competitive advantage and how do we define it?