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Olympics 2024: Boxer Imane Khelif issues defiant response after reaching final

Algerian fighter to meet China’s Liu Yang in Friday’s gold-medal match

Evening Standard

Is Paris 2024 really achieving its goals for gender equality?

The Paris Olympics has proudly proclaimed to be the first games in 128 years to offer gender equality.

The Conversation

‘We’re not doing anything wrong’: why the word Taiwan is banned at the Olympics

When Angelina Yang held up a sign reading Go Taiwan at the Games, she was surrounded and had the sign ripped from her hands

The Guardian - AU

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold medal match amid gender row at Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the center of a significant gender controversy during the Paris Olympics, emerged victorious in her semi-final bout on Tuesday. Competing in the women's 66kg category, Khelif secured at least a silver medal after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng, the 2023 world silver medallist,…

The Times of India

Imane Khelif: Boxer at centre of OIympic gender row to fight for gold after semi-final success

Algerian gets strong support as she beats Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand in women’s welterweight clash at Roland Garros

Evening Standard

‘I don’t care what anyone is saying’ – Imane Khelif sidesteps gender row

The Algerian 66kg finalist and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei were previously ruled ineligible by the International Boxing Association.

The Independent UK

Boxer Imane Khelif to fight for Olympic gold after dominant semi-final win amid gender row

Khelif is one of two boxers at the centre of a gender eligibility row at the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

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The men of international boxing use the Olympics to spoil for another kind of fight

With geopolitics in play, the IBA has made the IOC look ridiculous in the row about the women’s competition

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan sports administration threatens legal action over gender row

Taiwan’s sports administration has threatened the International Boxing Assocation with legal action over ‘false information’ in the gender eligibility row

The Guardian - UK

Coach convicted of sexual abuse departs Olympics after being spotted on TV among China’s team

The Australian coach appeared on TV discussing Swiss triathlon athlete Julie Derron and pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in 1999

The Independent UK

Olympic boxer in gender eligibility row hits out at ‘bullies’ as IBA doubles down

Imane Khelif has said the backlash against her competing in the women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics “can destroy people’

The Guardian - UK

IBA Faces Scrutiny Over Eligibility Tests For Boxers

IBA news conference in Paris addresses controversy over eligibility tests for boxers Khelif and Lin, raising concerns about transparency and athlete welfar...

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Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting

The International Boxing Association has raised new questions while struggling to answer others at a shambolic news conference about the opaque gender tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last year’s world championships

The Independent UK

Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing?

Imane Khelif from Algeria is one of two women boxers at the 2024 Paris Olympics making the news – as ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raise their head, as they did in the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin…

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Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate

Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva flashes a double ‘X’ sign to the crowd after her defeat by Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting amid gender eligibility controversy The post Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Independent UK

Imane Khelif failed gender eligibility test due to chromosomes, says IBA

The controversial IBA appeared to clarify events at a hastily organised press conference today

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Italian Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Could Receive $50,000 Prize From Banned IBA

The organization wants to award Angela Carini $50,000 "as if she were an Olympic champion" despite her losing to Imane Khelif. The post Italian Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Could Receive $50,000 Prize From Banned IBA first appeared on Bored Panda.

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IOC: Paris 2024 Coverage ‘Attracting Record Audiences on TV and Digital’

Coverage 10 days in has generated a record nearly 1B streaming minutes according to organization

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The Independent UK

Who are the IBA? Controversial boxing authority locked in gender row with IOC over Imane Khelif

The IBA’s Russian links have come under scrutiny as they defend their decision on boxer Imane Khelif

The Independent UK

Watch: International Boxing Association holds press conference amidst Paris Olympics gender debate

Watch as the International Boxing Association (IBA) holds a press conference in Paris on Monday 5 August as the gender debate continues at the Olympic Games boxing tournament.

Evening Standard

Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif pleas for 'human dignity' after 'bullying' over boxing gender questions

Algerian will win a medal at Paris Games amid furore over previously-failed test by body banned by IOC

The Times of India

Why 'gender row' in Paris Olympics boxing refuses to die down despite IOC's defence

The ongoing gender row in boxing at the Paris Olympics continues to make headlines, despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stepping in to support the two athletes at the center of the controversy—Algeria's Imane Khelif (66kg welterweight) and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting (57kg featherweight).

The Times of India

Paris Olympics: Boxer Imane Khelif wants an end to bullying, backlash over gender misconceptions

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif expressed her distress over the intense and malicious scrutiny she has endured due to misunderstandings surrounding her gender at the Paris Olympics.

The Conversation

Misinformation, abuse and injustice: breaking down the Olympic boxing firestorm

In a preliminary women’s under 66kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics last week between Algerian Imane Khelif and Italian Angela Carini, a powerful punch to the face resulted in Carini withdrawing after 46 seconds.

International Business Times

Tennis Pair Win First Olympic Medal For Russians In Paris

Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider on Sunday became the first Russians to win a medal at the Paris Olympics when they took silver in the women's tennis doubles.

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