Forget Norway’s failure. It’s about her.

Comment: This is the biggest talking point of the Olympics. This is one of the most moving moments of the Olympics. This is probably the most important thing.

Paris: It is here, in the magnificent Roland Garros stadium, that we dream of a trønder in the centre on Saturday night.

Sunniva Hofstad is one of those people with a dream.

She thought there was no point in going into the tournament with any other goal in mind.

Aggressive and ambitious. Maybe a little opinionated.

Unfortunately Stopped in the first game Hofstadter ended up being a sideshow during the Paris Olympics, like several others from Trondheim.

When Omar Shiha, Norway’s second boxer to compete in the Olympics, suffered the same fate, one would have thought that interest in the sport would remain minimal for the rest of the Games.

Especially back home in Norway.

Then the opposite happens.

Rarely one Individual sports at the Olympics are getting as much attention as boxing in Paris.

This Friday evening, Norwegian television viewers watched the Olympic final of the women’s 66 kg category together.

Could anyone have guessed it in advance?

It was fierce. The atmosphere in the stands further heated up when Imane Khalif took the court, against China’s Liu Yang.

After three rounds of competition, Khalif’s strength was obviously enhanced, and the final answer came out. The hall exploded.

Imane Khelif went from being a relatively unknown boxer just a few weeks ago to one of the most celebrated gold medalists at the Olympics.

The great Olympic chatterbox emerges Imane Khelif of Algeria won his first Olympic race in 46 seconds.

A long-simmering controversy immediately boiled over when Italian opponent Angela Carini said, “It’s not fair,” from her seat in the ring.

Khalif hit too hard.

Is she a woman?

Is she a man?

The argument escalates by the minute. And it degenerates.

Elon Musk swoops in and reported that “men don’t belong in women’s sports”. JK Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, did the same thing, saying “we saw a man beating a woman”. “She’s a good male boxer,” Donald Trump described.

The Algerian boxer experienced a scorching summer.

The IOC tried to support Khalif and called the whole thing a witch hunt.

The latter is correct. But what support do they have? Actually Show her and Khalif’s rivals?

A few dayswhen the discussion was at its most heated, it overshadowed everything else in Paris. The IOC’s daily press conferences were dominated by this topic.

It’s not hard to sympathize with Khalif, who was born female, identifies as female and has always competed in the women’s category.

As the case progressed, she became an innocent target and the most controversial athlete at the Paris Olympics.

What is important It is important to point out that she abides by the rules set by the International Olympic Committee at the Olympics.

The IOC has not taken the necessary responsibility to set clearer guidelines and has not been at the forefront of a situation that should have been easily predictable.

When gold is secured, Khalif walked around with the Algerian flag on his head, and thunderous music came from the speakers.

She is able to keep calm in the storm and achieve her greatest victories.

It was a moving moment. One of the strongest at the Olympics.

When the emotions subside What was interesting was the principled debate on what is normally one of the world’s most famous tennis courts in Paris.

One of them concerns the safety of athletes. The second is about what is fair or unfair in sports.

This is more important than who wins gold in the 66kg class on Friday night, and the debate will and should rage for a long time.

Until there is clear clarification.

Because now is This is a big unresolved issue. Among them is how to protect women’s sports. What criteria must be met to participate in the women’s division? What rules will apply?

The IOC has failed in this regard.

Khalif’s performance in Paris on this Friday night in August brought him no accolades or joy, and Norway’s decline continued when Carsten Warholm was unable to defend his gold medal from Tokyo.

Pay attention to this matter It has been created that she can return to Algeria with a gold medal, which will be a guarantee that the debate will not stop.

It will enforce clearer regulations.

In this sense, this gold medal may be the most important moment of the entire Paris Olympics.