Sherri_Ingrey on Nostr: “why did Khelif then cancel? Uhhh, he didn’t know the questions would be hard? ...

“why did Khelif then cancel? Uhhh, he didn’t know the questions would be hard? Thomas Bach can be counted on to protect his own and the IOC’s investment in Khelif, but that’s as far as it goes. Bach cannot be counted on to handhold and run damage control for every appearance Khelif sets up. And maybe, just maybe, Khelif was freaked out by a very polite, but challenging letter Mara Yamauchi wrote to the president of the Oxford Union. Yamauchi didn’t call for Khelif to be deplatformed, as trans activists are wont to do. She did, though, straighten out where the misinformation about Khelif’s sex was coming from, and in keeping with the Oxford Union’s legacy of open debate, posited some pointed questions both for the Union—”Who exactly should be included in the Female category, and who excluded, and why?”—and for Khelif—”It has been widely reported that you failed two eligibility tests to compete in the Female category in 2022 and 2023. The IBA disqualified you from the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships. After this, you filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport which you later withdrew. Why did you withdraw your appeal?” Yamauchi emailed her letter to the president of the Oxford Union at 4:59pm on November 14, and tweeted it at 5:04pm. The Oxford Arab Society posted at 5:20pm that same day that Khelif had cancelled. Make of that what you will. What seems obvious is that the “unforeseen circumstances” involve direct questions that Khelif is afraid to answer.
If you’re unaware of Mara Yamauchi, she’s an author, former elite marathoner, two time Olympian, and tireless champion of women’s right to women’s sports.” https://www.thefemalecategory.com/p/did-mara-yamauchis-questions-scare