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Some underinformed people weren't cognisant of the exact details, and assumed because Khelif is a male competing in the women's division, that this implies Khelif has a transgender identity. When in fact, Khelif described accusations of this as "a big shame for my family, for the honor of my family, for the honor of Algeria, for the women of Algeria and especially the Arab world."

Nonetheless, the main reason that people opposed Khelif (and Lin) competing in women's boxing is precisely the same reason as to oppose transwomen competing in women's sports: because they are male.

So while for some Twitter users the exact details may have been wrong, the underlying principle was the same. That is, fairness and safety for female athletes.