This post is quite sensitive but here you go…
We’ve received reports that during the FIVB World Championship Southeast Asian Zonal Qualification Tournament held in Vietnam this weekend, Indonesia reportedly used a player of questionable gender.
Before we proceed, this is what Page 19 of the FIVB Sports Regulations Handbook (Section 1, Chapter 2) states:
6.2 FEMALE PLAYERS’ MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Gender must be attested by the national federations through the birth certificate of the player. Female players may be required to present a valid gender certificate and/or submit themselves to a medical examination in case of doubt based on medical evidence.
6.3 GENDER VERIFICATION
6.3.1 Gender Verification will not be performed during senior, junior or youth events. Gender verification may be conducted on a case by case basis in event of doubt based on medical evidence.
6.3.2 Competitors’ refusal if requested to yield to gender verification controls entails their elimination from the competition.
The player we are talking about is April Manganang. Below are some pics of April with the first image as the one which started it all.
Jen Reyes from the Philippine volleyball team posted this pic on her IG account:
From #6 April’s public IG account:
You Decide!
As a side note, congrats to Vietnam for winning the tournament and for advancing to the World Championship Southeast Asian Zonal Qualification tournament.
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