Australian boxer slams Olympic Games for controversial call to allow Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete in Paris despite failing gender tests: 'Incredibly dangerous'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian boxer slams Olympic Games for controversial call to allow Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete in Paris despite failing gender tests: 'Incredibly dangerous'

Daily Mail  

Caitlin Parker believes the Olympics' approval of two boxers who had failed gender eligibility tests is 'incredibly dangerous' ahead of a potential showdown with one of her teammates in Paris. Australian boxing captain Parker led from the front on Wednesday, dominating Mexico's Vanessa Ortiz with a unanimous points decision to reach the quarter-finals of the 75kg division. Marissa Williamson will make her Olympic debut on Wednesday in a women's 66kg division now in the spotlight after the International Olympic Committee confirmed two boxers who were disqualified from the world champion­ships last year for failing gender eligibility tests will be allowed to fight in Paris. Caitlin Parker has hit out at Olympic Games chiefs for a controversial call Two boxers who failed gender tests have been allowed to enter the Olympic Games Williamson and Khelif will meet in the quarter-finals if they both win on Wednesday.

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Imane Khelif slams IBA after complaint against IOC, threatens legal action: 'Silence is no longer an option'
1 month, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif slams IBA after complaint against IOC, threatens legal action: 'Silence is no longer an option'

Firstpost  

Imane Khelif has criticised International Boxing Association for making baseless allegations against her and said that she will be taking legal actions to protect her rights. The IBA recently filed a complaint against International Olympic Committee for allowing Khelif to take part in Paris Olympics. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has vowed to continue her fight to protect her “rights and …

Imane Khelif accuses IBA of ‘false and offensive’ allegations as Olympic fallout goes on
1 month, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif accuses IBA of ‘false and offensive’ allegations as Olympic fallout goes on

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Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif to pursue ‘all available legal avenues’ against IBA
1 month, 1 week ago

Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif to pursue ‘all available legal avenues’ against IBA

The Hindu  

After the International Boxing Association said it would file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee for allowing women boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, Khelif released a statement on her social media saying her team will “pursue all available legal avenues” against the Russia-led boxing body. IBA said the said …

IOC faces legal challenge over Imane Khelif’s Olympic fights in wake of Donald Trump order
1 month, 1 week ago

IOC faces legal challenge over Imane Khelif’s Olympic fights in wake of Donald Trump order

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IBA targets IOC with criminal complaints citing Trump order on transgender athletes
1 month, 1 week ago

IBA targets IOC with criminal complaints citing Trump order on transgender athletes

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association said on Monday it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the US, France and Switzerland. The Swiss-based IOC allowing women boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting compete and win gold medals in Paris last year “may serve as grounds for criminal prosecution,” the IBA claimed in a statement. “According to the Swiss …

Gender row in boxing: Lin Yu-ting withdraws from UK boxing competition after eligibility dispute
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gender row in boxing: Lin Yu-ting withdraws from UK boxing competition after eligibility dispute

Firstpost  

Lin Yu-ting, who, along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, was involved in a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics, was set to compete in the World Boxing Cup Finals in Sheffield, starting Wednesday. Lin, who along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, was due to compete in the World Boxing Cup …

Taiwan Olympic boxing champion quits event after gender questions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan Olympic boxing champion quits event after gender questions

Deccan Chronicle  

Taipei: Taiwan's Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in Britain after the organiser questioned her gender eligibility, Taiwanese sports officials said Wednesday. It was to be Lin's first international competition since Paris, but she withdrew after World Boxing questioned her eligibility, Taiwan's Sports Administration said in a statement. "Additionally, World Boxing's medical committee …

Taiwan’s Olympic medallist Lin Yu-ting quits boxing event over gender issue
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan’s Olympic medallist Lin Yu-ting quits boxing event over gender issue

Al Jazeera  

Taiwanese officials withdraw Lin from the event in the UK to ‘avoid further harm’ to the Paris 2024 gold medallist. Taiwan’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has pulled out of an international competition in the United Kingdom after the organisers questioned her gender eligibility, Taiwanese sports officials have said. It was to be Lin’s first international competition since Paris, …

Sebastian Coe on Olympic gender controversy: ‘Women’s sport is sacrosanct’
4 months, 1 week ago

Sebastian Coe on Olympic gender controversy: ‘Women’s sport is sacrosanct’

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Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold should be withdrawn, says feminist group after report claims Algerian boxer is male
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold should be withdrawn, says feminist group after report claims Algerian boxer is male

Firstpost  

A medical report published in France claims Imane Khelif suffers from 5-alpha reductase deficiency, a sexual development disorder found in genetic males, which has led to many calling for her gold won in the Paris Olympics to be withdrawn. Algerian boxing star Imane Khelif is back in the news three months after winning gold in emphatic fashion in the Paris …

Boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over medical claims after Olympic row
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Imane Khelif takes legal action over medical claims after Olympic row

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Imane Khelif: Boxer at centre of Olympics gender row takes legal action over medical claims
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Imane Khelif: Boxer at centre of Olympics gender row takes legal action over medical claims

The Telegraph  

Imane Khelif, the gold medal-winning boxer at the centre of the Olympic gender controversy at Paris 2024, is taking legal action over reports in France that leaked medical documents claim she has male XY chromosomes. An IOC spokesperson said: “We understand that Imane Khelif has taken legal action against individuals who commented on her situation during the Olympic Games Paris …

IBA chief issues staunch defence over Imane Khelif’s gender eligibility test failures
4 months, 2 weeks ago

IBA chief issues staunch defence over Imane Khelif’s gender eligibility test failures

The Telegraph  

If you listen to Bach’s bluster, yes. But the IBA letter does spell out the specifics, stating: “Chromosome analysis reveals male karyotype.” Imaging is also included, for both Khelif and Lin, of an X and Y chromosome, illustrating that the tests were conducted by a Delhi laboratory certified by the Swiss-based International Organisation for Standardisation. “I spoke personally to Khelif’s …

Martina Navratilova slams Imane Khelif after report claimed Olympics boxer is a biological man
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Martina Navratilova slams Imane Khelif after report claimed Olympics boxer is a biological man

Daily Mail  

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has seized upon an unverified report about gold medalist Imane Khelif's gender to double down on her claim that the Algerian boxer should not have been allowed to fight women at the Paris Olympics. Following the Olympics, Khelif filed a cyberbullying complaint in France that reportedly named critics like JK Rowling and Elon Musk, among others …

Laura Woods weighs in on 'leaked' report which claims Imane Khelif is a biological man - and reveals that she has 'lost friends' as a result of her stance on the Olympic gender row
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Laura Woods weighs in on 'leaked' report which claims Imane Khelif is a biological man - and reveals that she has 'lost friends' as a result of her stance on the Olympic gender row

Daily Mail  

Laura Woods has responded to a 'leaked' report which claims that Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif is a biological man, three months after the TNT Sports presenter revealed she had suffered online abuse and threats for questioning 'discrepancies' in the fighter's test results. Woods first weighed in on the topic during the Paris games and in the wake of …

Imane Khelif's Gender Row Reignited: Medical Report Sparks Controversy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Imane Khelif's Gender Row Reignited: Medical Report Sparks Controversy

India Today  

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has reiterated her views on boxer Imane Khelif’s gender, referencing a 'leaked medical report' that allegedly identifies the Paris Olympics champion as biologically male. She was one of several high-profile figures who questioned the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow Imane to compete in the Paris Olympics.

Boxer Imane Khelif makes major decision just months after Olympic gender row
5 months ago

Boxer Imane Khelif makes major decision just months after Olympic gender row

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Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif to turn professional
5 months ago

Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif to turn professional

The Telegraph  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of the gender storm to engulf this summer’s Olympics, has announced she is to turn professional. Khelif, who won women’s welterweight gold at Paris 2024 after being disqualified from the last World Championships upon being ruled to have failed a gender eligibility test, also revealed she would fight in Liverpool next year. …

Boxer Imane Khelif shows off new ‘makeover’ after Olympic gender row
7 months ago

Boxer Imane Khelif shows off new ‘makeover’ after Olympic gender row

The Independent  

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s makeover clip goes viral amid gender row: ‘Stunning’
7 months, 1 week ago

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s makeover clip goes viral amid gender row: ‘Stunning’

Live Mint  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer and gold medallist at Paris Olympics 2024, is making headlines again but this time for another reason. The gender row was triggered after the International Boxing Association barred Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting from participating in the World Boxing Championship in 2023 due to the presence of XY chromosomes. Despite being a victim of …

Gender row boxer Imane Khelif receives a hero's welcome as she arrives home in Algeria after winning controversial Olympic gold in Paris
7 months, 1 week ago

Gender row boxer Imane Khelif receives a hero's welcome as she arrives home in Algeria after winning controversial Olympic gold in Paris

Daily Mail  

The Algerian boxer who was at the centre of the Paris Olympics gender row, Imane Khelif, has received a hero's welcome upon returning home from the 2024 Games. Gender row boxer Imane Khelif receieved a hero's welcome upon returning to Algeria Khelif fist-pumped the air after clinching gold in the women's 66kg boxing event in Paris The 25-year-old had been …

2 Olympic gold-medal boxers in Paris faced repeated questions about their gender
7 months, 1 week ago

2 Olympic gold-medal boxers in Paris faced repeated questions about their gender

NPR  

2 Olympic gold-medal boxers in Paris faced repeated questions about their gender NRP's A Martinez talks to Rose Eveleth, host of the new podcast series "Tested," from NPR’s "Embedded" and the CBC in Canada, about the history of sex testing in sports. Rose Eveleth is the host of the new podcast series Tested, from NPR's Embedded and CBC in Canada. …

Gold-medal boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the heart of Olympic gender row will lead their countries out as flag-bearers during the Paris 2024 closing ceremony
7 months, 1 week ago

Gold-medal boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the heart of Olympic gender row will lead their countries out as flag-bearers during the Paris 2024 closing ceremony

Daily Mail  

Khelif and Yu-tin have been central to a gender dispute marring the 2024 Games Both boxers have been selected as flag-bearers for countries Algeria and Taiwan The two boxers at the heart of the Paris Games' gender row, are set to carry their countries' flags at the Olympic closing ceremony on Sunday evening. Algeria's Imane Khelif, and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, …

Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif knocks court of law over online harassment: ‘Want to change…..’
7 months, 1 week ago

Olympic gold medallist Imane Khelif knocks court of law over online harassment: ‘Want to change…..’

Live Mint  

Paris Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif, the boxer caught in a gender dispute, became the first Algerian woman to win an Olympic gold in boxing. Imane Khelif's lawyer, Nabil Boudi, said the complaint was filed on Friday over “aggravated online harassment. to Paris prosecutors.” Nabil Boudi said, “The boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for …

Imane Khelif files legal complaint over online harassment amid Olympics gender row
7 months, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif files legal complaint over online harassment amid Olympics gender row

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Lin Yu Ting ‘shut myself off’ from outside noise amid gender eligibility row
7 months, 1 week ago

Lin Yu Ting ‘shut myself off’ from outside noise amid gender eligibility row

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Olympic champion gender row boxer Imane Khelif files harassment complaint into 'digital lynching' amid dispute about whether gold medal winner is actually female
7 months, 1 week ago

Olympic champion gender row boxer Imane Khelif files harassment complaint into 'digital lynching' amid dispute about whether gold medal winner is actually female

Daily Mail  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, has filed a formal legal complaint with French prosecutors urging them to investigate online harassment. Imane Khelif celebrates with her gold medal after winning the women's welterweight boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games amid a storm of controversy Khelif took the gold after …

Boxer Lin Yu-ting wins gold, following Imane Khelif to conclude an Olympics filled with scrutiny
7 months, 1 week ago

Boxer Lin Yu-ting wins gold, following Imane Khelif to conclude an Olympics filled with scrutiny

Associated Press  

PARIS — Lin Yu-ting fought to remain poised and calm throughout the Paris Olympics boxing tournament, even when it seemed like most of the chattering world was maligning her, misrepresenting her and questioning the very nature of her being. Lin routed Julia Szeremeta of Poland 5:0 in the final, capping her four-fight unbeaten run through Paris by winning Taiwan’s first …

Outright censorship? Richard Dawkins says Facebook deleted his account for calling Imane Khelif a male: Details
7 months, 1 week ago

Outright censorship? Richard Dawkins says Facebook deleted his account for calling Imane Khelif a male: Details

Op India  

Celebrated scientist and author Richard Dawkins has shared that Facebook has deleted his account for merely expressing his opinions on Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won the Olympic Gold medal in Women’s boxing in the 66 kg category. On July 29, Dawkins had posted on X, “Two men, masquerading as women, are being allowed to box …

Lin Yu-ting shuts out noise to claim controversial gold in women’s boxing
7 months, 1 week ago

Lin Yu-ting shuts out noise to claim controversial gold in women’s boxing

The Telegraph  

Good evening and welcome to live coverage of the women’s featherweight final bout from the 2024 Paris Olympics, featuring the No 1 seed Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan and Julia Szeremeta who is Poland’s first boxing finalist for 44 years. Lin, a double world champion at bantamweight and featherweight, was, as you know lest you have been sleeping under a rock, …

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan earns a gold on what could be boxing’s last Olympic night
7 months, 1 week ago

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan earns a gold on what could be boxing’s last Olympic night

New York Times  

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, who quietly weathered a firestorm during these Paris Games of at times ugly speculation about her personal biology, won a gold medal Saturday on what could potentially be the last night of boxing at the Olympic Games. The IOC has repeatedly affirmed that Lin and Khelif followed all the rules to compete, were assigned female at …

'I am a woman': Victorious gender scandal boxer Imane Khelif takes aim at her 'bullies and enemies' after claiming Olympic gold with dominant unanimous decision win over China's Yang Liu
7 months, 1 week ago

'I am a woman': Victorious gender scandal boxer Imane Khelif takes aim at her 'bullies and enemies' after claiming Olympic gold with dominant unanimous decision win over China's Yang Liu

Daily Mail  

A final opponent had been dismantled and there was a gold medal around her neck, but Imane Khelif was not done throwing punches. Khelif progressed to the final of the women's 66kg boxing event on Tuesday Khelif secured a victory via unanimous decision over Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand Shortly after her win was confirmed, Algerian Khelif celebrated wildly by dancing …

How boxer Imane Khelif overcame a gender row to stand on the brink of Olympic glory
7 months, 1 week ago

How boxer Imane Khelif overcame a gender row to stand on the brink of Olympic glory

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Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting
7 months, 1 week ago

Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting

The Independent  

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Imane Khelif: Former opponent calls criticism of Olympic boxer ‘ignorant and stupid’
7 months, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif: Former opponent calls criticism of Olympic boxer ‘ignorant and stupid’

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Imane Khelif: Inside the tough childhood of the Algerian Olympic boxer facing groundless accusations of being ‘biological male’
7 months, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif: Inside the tough childhood of the Algerian Olympic boxer facing groundless accusations of being ‘biological male’

The Independent  

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Australia matches best ever Olympic Games boxing performance at Paris 2024, fears for future of sport
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Australia matches best ever Olympic Games boxing performance at Paris 2024, fears for future of sport

ABC  

Before the Paris 2024 Olympic boxing tournament got underway, Caitlin Parker was asked how important it was for women's boxing to still have a place in the Games. Already Australia's first female boxing medallist before she stepped into the ring with China's Li Qian, Parker put up a valiant display to push Li all the way and come up just …

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, target of attacks on her gender, wins gold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, target of attacks on her gender, wins gold

Salon  

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is taking home a gold medal in the Paris Olympic Games, defeating China’s Yang Liu in the welterweight category after feverous attacks on her gender. Citing the Russia-backed International Boxing Association’s now-discredited 2023 “gender test,” commentators and even U.S. newspapers like the Boston Globe falsely described Khelif as being transgender, unleashing a wave of conservative rage …

Lin Yu-ting’s Olympic boxing opponent makes ‘X’ sign amid gender test controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lin Yu-ting’s Olympic boxing opponent makes ‘X’ sign amid gender test controversy

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Taiwanese boxer in gender flap advances to gold bout as opponent does 'XX' gesture amid Olympic controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwanese boxer in gender flap advances to gold bout as opponent does 'XX' gesture amid Olympic controversy

Hindustan Times  

Lin Yu Ting made it to the final round of the boxing competition despite being under constant review for her gender eligibility. Esra Yildiz makes an “X” gesture with her fingers after losing to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting The Turkish boxer, unable to overcome the height and reach advantage of the 5-foot-9 Taiwanese boxer, expressed her dissatisfaction with the outcome by …

A woman could die at Olympics if boxing gender controversy not resolved, says Sharron Davies
7 months, 2 weeks ago

A woman could die at Olympics if boxing gender controversy not resolved, says Sharron Davies

The Telegraph  

Sharron Davies raised fears of a woman Olympian being killed as she joined fairness for sport campaigners in demanding sex tests for all competitors. The former silver-medallist swimmer said the “insane” gender row engulfing boxing at these Games amounts to “genuine neglect” by the IOC. Davies and Fiona McAnena, of the group Sex Matters, appealed for sport not to get …

Lin Yu-ting advances to gold-medal Olympic bout, excelling amid misconceptions about her gender
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lin Yu-ting advances to gold-medal Olympic bout, excelling amid misconceptions about her gender

The Independent  

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‘I don’t care what anyone is saying’ – Imane Khelif sidesteps gender row
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting sails into Olympic boxing final amid gender dispute
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting sails into Olympic boxing final amid gender dispute

Al Jazeera  

Lin, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row, beat Turkey’s Esra Yildiz by unanimous decision in the semifinal. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, moved a step closer to the Olympic title when she beat Turkey’s Esra Yildiz by unanimous decision in the women’s …

Boxer Imane Khelif to fight for Olympic gold after dominant semi-final win amid gender row
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Boxer Imane Khelif: This Olympics moment exposes the hypocrisy of anti-trans calls to “protect women.”
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Imane Khelif: This Olympics moment exposes the hypocrisy of anti-trans calls to “protect women.”

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. It began when news resurfaced that the International Boxing Association had disqualified Khelif and another female boxer, Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, from the 2023 world championships for allegedly flunking a gender test. Khelif has competed in women’s boxing for years without issue—she placed fifth in her weight class in the Tokyo Olympics in …

Boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout with another victory amid gender misconceptions
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout with another victory amid gender misconceptions

Associated Press  

PARIS — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender. With one more victory, Khelif would win Algeria’s second boxing gold medal and …

Editorial: Don’t foist transgender anxiety on these Olympic boxers. They are women
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: Don’t foist transgender anxiety on these Olympic boxers. They are women

LA Times  

Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting are women. Children’s author J.K. Rowling, who has become an informal figurehead of the anti-trans movement, described Khelif’s win as “a man beating a woman in public for your entertainment” and posted other denigrating comments calling Khelif male. Interesting that Rowling and other critics, such as vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance and …

Watch: International Boxing Association holds press conference amidst Paris Olympics gender debate
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif claims Angela Carini 'knew her well after training at the same gym' - and claims the Italian is using 'smear campaign to throw her off' after controversial 46-se
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif claims Angela Carini 'knew her well after training at the same gym' - and claims the Italian is using 'smear campaign to throw her off' after controversial 46-se

Daily Mail  

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has hit out at Italy's Olympics boxing team for 'trying to weaken her' after revealing Paris 2024 opening round opponent Angela Carini knows her well from previous training camps. Khelif and Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting have been at the centre of a 'gender row' controversy at the Olympics after both were given the green light to …

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