Angela Carini to be awarded prize money by IBA despite Olympic loss to Imane Khelif
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Angela Carini to be awarded prize money by IBA despite Olympic loss to Imane Khelif

The Independent  

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Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold should be withdrawn, says feminist group after report claims Algerian boxer is male
Top News
1 month, 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Imane Khelif’s Olympic gold should be withdrawn, says feminist group after report claims Algerian boxer is male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development disorder found in genetic males, which has led to many calling for her gold won in the Paris Olympics to be withdrawn.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 …

Imane Khelif's Olympic gold medal 'should be taken away', women's rights group claims in scathing attack on Algerian boxer
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Imane Khelif's Olympic gold medal 'should be taken away', women's rights group claims in scathing attack on Algerian boxer

Daily Mail  

A women's rights group has demanded that Imane Khelif's Olympic gold medal be 'taken away', following the emergence of an alleged report that claimed to have evidence that the Algerian fighter was 'biologically male'. The co-founder of a women's rights group has called for Imane Khelif to have her gold medal taken away The 25-year-old stormed to victory in Paris …

Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif takes legal action over gender report. Details here
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif takes legal action over gender report. Details here

Live Mint  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who won Paris Olympic gold despite controversy over her gender eligibility, has now launched legal proceedings in response to media reports surrounding her leaked medical records, the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Wednesday. As per the IOC statement, “We understand that Imane Khelif has taken legal action against individuals who commented on her situation during …

The gender controversy ignited at the Paris Games in August when Khelif defeated Angela Carini in 46 seconds in her opening bout.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The gender controversy ignited at the Paris Games in August when Khelif defeated Angela Carini in 46 seconds in her opening bout.

The Hindu  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who defied a row over her gender eligibility to win Olympic gold, is taking legal action over media reports about leaked medical records, the International Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. The gender controversy ignited at the Paris Games in August when Khelif defeated Angela Carini in 46 seconds in her opening bout, the Italian reduced …

Imane Khelif's Medical Report Sparks Intense Debate: What is 5-Alpha Reductase Deficiency?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Imane Khelif's Medical Report Sparks Intense Debate: What is 5-Alpha Reductase Deficiency?

Hindustan Times  

Imane Khelif's medical report has sparked a fierce debate about gender identity and fairness in women's sports. The document, obtained by French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia, indicates that Khelif possesses internal testicles and XY chromosomes and has 'no uterus.' This revelation has fueled public outrage and intensified calls for justice from those who feel wronged by the competition.

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

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

The Independent  

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Olympics gender row boxer Imane Khelif to turn professional
2 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. …

Lauren Boebert’s anti-trans fundraiser for Olympic boxer fails miserably
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Lauren Boebert’s anti-trans fundraiser for Olympic boxer fails miserably

The Independent  

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Algerian boxing that’s home to Imane Khelif joins global body trying to save Olympic status
3 months, 1 week ago

Algerian boxing that’s home to Imane Khelif joins global body trying to save Olympic status

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The International Olympic Committee has set a deadline of early next year for a credible governing body to be in place after years of turmoil …

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
4 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 champion gender row boxer Imane Khelif files harassment complaint into 'digital lynching' amid dispute about whether gold medal winner is actually female
4 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 …

Imane Khelif hits out at ‘enemies of success’ after winning Olympic gold: ‘I was born a woman’
4 months, 1 week ago

Imane Khelif hits out at ‘enemies of success’ after winning Olympic gold: ‘I was born a woman’

The Independent  

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'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
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Imane Khelif: Inside the tough childhood of the Algerian Olympic boxer facing groundless accusations of being ‘biological male’
4 months, 2 weeks 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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Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex

Associated Press  

PARIS — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has won a gold medal Friday at the Paris Olympics, emerging a champion from a tumultuous run at the Games where she endured intense scrutiny in the ring and online abuse from around the world over misconceptions about her womanhood. Algeria’s Imane Khelif, right, fights China’s Yang Liu in their women’s 66 kg final …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Algerian boxer in Olympic gender row, Imane Khelif, marches into final
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Algerian boxer in Olympic gender row, Imane Khelif, marches into final

The Hindu  

The Algerian boxer embroiled in a major gender controversy at the Paris Olympics won her semi-final on Tuesday to guarantee at least a silver medal in front of a raucous Roland Garros crowd that chanted her name. Imane Khelif defeated Thailand’s 2023 world silver medallist Janjaem Suwannapheng in a unanimous points decision to march into Friday’s final in the women’s …

Boxer Imane Khelif: This Olympics moment exposes the hypocrisy of anti-trans calls to “protect women.”
4 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
4 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 …

What is the IBA and why is it being blamed for the pile-on against Olympic boxer Imane Khelif?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the IBA and why is it being blamed for the pile-on against Olympic boxer Imane Khelif?

ABC  

If you've been watching the Paris Olympics or reading about it online, it's highly likely you've seen the names Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting or heard rumblings of some kind of gender-based dispute in the women's boxing competition. The IBA declared Khelif and Lin had failed tests conducted during the IBA World Championships in 2022 and 2023 and, as such, …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Barred boxing federation says Khelif failed chromosome test
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Barred boxing federation says Khelif failed chromosome test

The Hindu  

The Algerian and Taiwanese boxers embroiled in a dispute over gender in sport at the Paris Games were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships after a sex chromosome test ruled both of them ineligible, the International Boxing Association said on Monday. IBA chief executive Chris Roberts said he could not disclose the results of the gender eligibility tests but that …

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
4 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 …

Who are the IBA? Controversial boxing authority locked in gender row with IOC over Imane Khelif
4 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying over gender misconceptions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying over gender misconceptions

The Independent  

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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after gender misconceptions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after gender misconceptions

LA Times  

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif after an interview with SNTV at the 2024 Paris Games on Sunday. Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. God willing, this crisis …

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after backlash over gender misconceptions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after backlash over gender misconceptions

Associated Press  

PARIS — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. Algeria’s Imane Khelif hits Hungary’s Anna Hamori in their women’s 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer …

Italian Boxing Federation says it won’t accept Olympic prize money offered by banned IBA
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Italian Boxing Federation says it won’t accept Olympic prize money offered by banned IBA

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — The Italian Boxing Federation said it would not accept any prize money from the banned International Boxing Association. Regarding Kremlev’s offer, the Italian Boxing Federation released a statement Saturday saying it “denies what has been reported by some media regarding the hypothesis of accepting any kind of cash prize.” The Italian federation didn’t say whether Carini or …

Gender row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting are 'destroying women's sports', claims head of the Russian-led IBA, who banned the fighters from last year's World Championships
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Gender row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting are 'destroying women's sports', claims head of the Russian-led IBA, who banned the fighters from last year's World Championships

Daily Mail  

The head of the International Boxing Association has labelled the competition at the Paris Games 'truly terrifying' and claimed that the decision to allow gender row boxer Imane Khelif to participate is 'destroying women's sports'. The Algerian welterweight, one of two athletes at the centre of an Olympics storm, was banned from last year’s world championships by the Russian-led IBA …

Questions and answers: The Olympic women’s boxing gender controversy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Questions and answers: The Olympic women’s boxing gender controversy

New York Times  

Forty-six seconds of a boxing match was all the world needed to sidetrack the 2024 Olympics into a heated controversy about the gender of two women in the field: Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan. I raised her to be hardworking and brave.” Algeria President Abdelmadjid Tebboune applauded Khelif on Friday with a social media post, saying …

Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test

The Independent  

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Who is Anna Luca Hamori? Hungarian Olympic boxer set to fight Imane Khelif at Paris 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Anna Luca Hamori? Hungarian Olympic boxer set to fight Imane Khelif at Paris 2024

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Boxer Angela Carini could receive $50,000 award from banned IBA after her loss to Imane Khelif
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Angela Carini could receive $50,000 award from banned IBA after her loss to Imane Khelif

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — The banned International Boxing Association wants to give a $50,000 prize to Italy boxer Angela Carini, who tearfully quit her opening bout with Imane Khelif of Algeria at the Paris Olympics after just 46 seconds. The IBA claims Khelif failed an unspecified gender identity test last year at its world championships, and it has stoked a worldwide …

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal at Olympics after outcry fueled by gender misconceptions
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif clinches medal at Olympics after outcry fueled by gender misconceptions

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria clinched a medal at the Paris Olympics in an emotional fight Saturday that followed days of sharp scrutiny and online abuse as misconceptions about her gender exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports. Algeria’s Imane Khelif, right, fights Hungary’s Anna Hamori in their women’s 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the …

Imane Khelif is taking the Olympic boxing ring after days of gender outcry
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Imane Khelif is taking the Olympic boxing ring after days of gender outcry

The Independent  

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IOC president weighs in on Olympic boxing gender controversy: ‘This is the definition of a woman’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

IOC president weighs in on Olympic boxing gender controversy: ‘This is the definition of a woman’

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Olympics: Angela Carini tearfully quits after punch by Imane Khelif – who failed gender eligibility test
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympics: Angela Carini tearfully quits after punch by Imane Khelif – who failed gender eligibility test

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Boxer Amy Broadhurst, who beat Imane Khelif at 2022 World Championship, speaks out about Olympic gender controversy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Amy Broadhurst, who beat Imane Khelif at 2022 World Championship, speaks out about Olympic gender controversy

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Angela Carini ‘wants to apologise’ to Imane Khelif for aftermath of controversial Olympic boxing bout
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Angela Carini ‘wants to apologise’ to Imane Khelif for aftermath of controversial Olympic boxing bout

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Watch: IOC and Paris Olympics officials hold press conference amid boxing row
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: IOC and Paris Olympics officials hold press conference amid boxing row

The Independent  

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‘No doubt’ boxers like Imane Khelif are women, says Olympics president
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No doubt’ boxers like Imane Khelif are women, says Olympics president

The Telegraph  

The president of the International Olympic Committee has insisted the two gender-row boxers are women because it says so on their passports. “There was never any doubt about them being a woman,” said Thomas Bach as he defended controversial bouts involving Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting. “This is not a DSD case, this is about a woman taking part in …

From Imane Khelif to Argentina vs Morocco incident; 5 controversies that hit Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

From Imane Khelif to Argentina vs Morocco incident; 5 controversies that hit Paris Olympics 2024

India TV News  

The Olympic Games 2024 are in full flow in Paris as over 10000 athletes from around the world are looking to give it their all in top sporting events of the Summer Games. Here we discuss 5 such controversies that have hit the Paris Olympic Games: 1 - Imane Khelif and Angela Carini boxing controversy: The boxing controversy featuring Algerian …

'Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination': IOC on boxing gender row
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination': IOC on boxing gender row

Hindustan Times  

The International Olympic Committee has defended its decision to allow Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Chinese Taipei's double world champion Lin Yu-ting to compete in the ongoing Paris Olympics. “Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination,” IOC said in its statement, released late on Thursday. “All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris …

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

Associated Press  

PARIS — LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying female boxer Imane Khelif in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes. The International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said Friday that Khelif “was born female, was registered female, lived her life as …

Watch: IOC and Paris 2024 officials hold joint press conference amid boxing gender test controversy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch: IOC and Paris 2024 officials hold joint press conference amid boxing gender test controversy

The Independent  

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Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Imane Khelif? Algerian boxer facing gender outcry had modest success before Olympics

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has landed in the middle of a divide about gender in sports after her Italian competitor, Angela Carini, pulled out seconds into their bout at the Paris Olympics. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing unspecified and untransparent eligibility tests for women’s competition from the now-banned International Boxing Association. Khelif …

Second 'failed gender test' boxer Lin Yu-Ting WINS opening fight at the Olympics via unanimous decision - after being cleared to compete in women's event despite eligibility row - before opponent leav
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Second 'failed gender test' boxer Lin Yu-Ting WINS opening fight at the Olympics via unanimous decision - after being cleared to compete in women's event despite eligibility row - before opponent leav

Daily Mail  

A second boxer who 'failed a gender test' has won her opening fight in the Olympics after being cleared to compete in the event amid an eligibility row. Lin is one of two boxers at the Games who were disqualified from the Women's Boxing World Championships last year - with Algeria's Imane Khelif win in the women's welterweight event just …

A second female boxer leaves the ring in tears after losing to a 'failed gender test' rival: Lin Yu-Ting wins opening Olympics fight with unanimous points decision a day after Imane Khelif left her ba
4 months, 3 weeks ago

A second female boxer leaves the ring in tears after losing to a 'failed gender test' rival: Lin Yu-Ting wins opening Olympics fight with unanimous points decision a day after Imane Khelif left her ba

Daily Mail  

A boxer who previously failed a gender test today defeated her opponent in a unanimous points decision - in the second gender row to grip the Olympic sport in just 24 hours. Sitora Turdibekova holds her hand to her head as she is visibly upset by the fight's result Yu Ting Lin of Taiwan celebrates after winning her fight against …

Imane Khelif’s Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent’s boxing federation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Imane Khelif’s Olympic participation decried in letter from her next opponent’s boxing federation

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — The Hungarian Boxing Association says it is sending letters of protest to both the IOC and Hungary’s Olympic committee over Anna Luca Hamori’s quarterfinal matchup with Imane Khelif of Algeria in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. “This is unacceptable and outrageous.” The boxing association plans to “express our indignation and request that the IOC reconsider its …

Who is Italian boxer Angela Carini and why did she quit her fight against Imane Khelif?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Italian boxer Angela Carini and why did she quit her fight against Imane Khelif?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Italian boxer Angela Carini came to the Paris Olympics aiming for a medal to honor her late father and coach, who died shortly after she participated in the Tokyo Games three years ago. Even though Carini said she wasn’t making a political statement about Khelif, who was disqualified from last year’s world championships after failing an unspecified gender …

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