Truth doesn’t need a loud voice but an ideology needs noise, and plenty of it

Imane Khelif of Team Algeria and Angela Carini of Team Italy exchange punches during the Women’s 66kg preliminary round match on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena. Photo: Richard Pelham/Getty Images
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is tentatively taking steps to admit that men are, after all, different to women.
Optimists are hopeful that at some stage the IOC will also declare without fear or favour that the Earth isn’t flat either.