2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A'ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A'ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A'ja Wilson and the United States women's basketball team can move closer to their record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, while Lin Yu-ting competes in boxing. See the full schedule of events and Women's basketball reaches knockout stage Led by two-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson, the seven-time defending champion U.S. extended its impressive Olympic winning streak to 58 games Sunday. Additionally, the men's discus final will start at 8:25 p.m. CEST/2:25 p.m. EDT, and the men's steeplechase final will round out the day's action at 9:43 p.m. CEST/3:43 p.m. EDT. Lin Yu-ting's semifinal bout Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan fights Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey in a women's 57-kilogram semifinal at 9:30 p.m. CEST/3:30 p.m. EDT at Roland Garros.

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The Best Women’s Sports Moments Of 2024
3 months ago

The Best Women’s Sports Moments Of 2024

Huff Post  

Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark, Sha'Carri Richardson and Coco Gauff. “It’s the investments of brands, the viewership of fans, places like ESPN putting it on TV, the availability, the programming and last but not least at all, it’s the performance of the athletes.” “We are finally seeing all of these things pulling in the same direction,” she added, “and it’s created …

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 champion Lin Yu-ting quits World Boxing Cup Finals after gender questions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Taiwan Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting quits World Boxing Cup Finals after gender questions

The Hindu  

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 on 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, …

Taiwanese president celebrates ‘daughter of Taiwan’ Lin Yu-Ting’s Olympic gold amid gender row
7 months, 1 week ago

Taiwanese president celebrates ‘daughter of Taiwan’ Lin Yu-Ting’s Olympic gold amid gender row

The Independent  

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Top heart-warming moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics
7 months, 1 week ago

Top heart-warming moments from the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

The Paris 2024 Olympics saw 10,500 athletes come together for an incredible talent showcase. Alice Finot of Team France applauds fans and family after competing in the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase final on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France. China’s silver medallist He Bing Jiao reacts with her medal on the podium at the women’s …

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, …

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

The Independent  

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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 …

Paris Olympics 2024: India's campaign concludes on penultimate day with medal count currently at six
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: India's campaign concludes on penultimate day with medal count currently at six

Firstpost  

India’s campaign concluded with wrestler Reetika Hooda’s quarter-final exit in the women’s 76kg event and golfers Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar finishing tied-29th and tied-49th respectively on Saturday. India’s campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics officially concluded on Saturday, the penultimate day of competitions, with Reetika Hooda bowing out of the women’s 76 kg wrestling event with a quarter-final defeat …

India's Day 15 Results At Paris Olympics 2024
7 months, 1 week ago

India's Day 15 Results At Paris Olympics 2024

ABP News  

India faced another blow in women's wrestling as Reetika Hooda was defeated by top-seeded Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan in the quarterfinal of the women's 76 kg freestyle wrestling event at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 10. ALSO ON ABP Live | ‘Don’t Forget What Vinesh Phogat Has Done’: Neeraj Chopra's Plea Ahead Of Silver Medal Verdict - WATCH …

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 11: US women go for basketball gold, closing ceremony
7 months, 1 week ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 11: US women go for basketball gold, closing ceremony

The Independent  

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Top Events of the Day: Paris Olympics schedule today; PM Modi to visit Wayanad; Aurobindo Pharma Q1 results today; more
7 months, 1 week ago

Top Events of the Day: Paris Olympics schedule today; PM Modi to visit Wayanad; Aurobindo Pharma Q1 results today; more

Live Mint  

Top Events of the Day: August 10 is marked by significant events, including severe flooding in New York and Pennsylvania due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby, a reflective statement from Sajeeb Wazed on former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's departure, and a victorious moment for Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat at the Paris Olympics. India at Paris Olympics 2024: …

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, …

What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events
7 months, 1 week ago

What to watch at Olympics today: Women’s soccer, men’s hoops — and 37 other gold medal events

New York Times  

The penultimate day of the Paris Olympics provides a plethora of options. ET, 5 p.m. in Paris TV: NBC, Telemundo and Peacock What to watch: For the first time since 2012, the U.S. women’s national team is back in the Olympic gold-medal match. Mallory Swanson, Sophia Smith & Trinity Rodman from @teamusa @USWNT have announced they have a name for …

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 …

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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Boxer Imane Khelif wins gold to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex
7 months, 1 week 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: Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles

The Hindu  

South Korea is back in force in taekwondo. After leaving the Tokyo Games without a single gold medal in the sport it invented, the East Asian nation claimed a second title in as many days at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “I also put in a lot of efforts, that’s how I got the gold medal.” Kimia Alizadeh, who was the …

American wrestlers Spencer Lee, Aaron Brooks and Helen Maroulis to compete in Olympic medal matches
7 months, 1 week ago

American wrestlers Spencer Lee, Aaron Brooks and Helen Maroulis to compete in Olympic medal matches

Associated Press  

PARIS — Three U.S. wrestlers – Spencer Lee, Aaron Brooks and Helen Maroulis — will challenge for Olympic freestyle medals after earning their spots on Thursday. Brooks, the four-time national champion at Penn State who defeated Tokyo gold medalist David Taylor at the Olympic trials, opened Thursday by knocking off No. He then beat Japan’s Hayato Ishiguro 11-1 and led …

2024 Olympics schedule August 9: Boxer Imane Khelif fights for gold medal
7 months, 1 week ago

2024 Olympics schedule August 9: Boxer Imane Khelif fights for gold medal

Associated Press  

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s tumultuous Paris Olympics run culminates Friday with a gold-medal bout, while gold medals will be awarded in track and field, beach volleyball, soccer and breaking as the 2024 Olympics begin to wind down. Richardson leads U.S. women in 4x100 final Paris Olympics 100-meter silver medalist Sha’Carri Richardson will lead the U.S. women’s relay team in Friday’s …

For this U.S. women’s basketball Olympic run, stop arguing and savor what we have
7 months, 2 weeks ago

For this U.S. women’s basketball Olympic run, stop arguing and savor what we have

New York Times  

PARIS — They played poorly in the first half against Nigeria. This is life for the U.S. women’s national basketball team, which won its 59th consecutive Olympic game Wednesday, handling Nigeria 88-74 to advance to Friday’s semifinals, when they’ll play Australia. This year’s U.S. women are two wins away from an eighth straight Olympic gold medal, a streak that began …

Who is Lin Yu‑ting? Taiwan’s Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Lin Yu‑ting? Taiwan’s Olympic boxer who failed a gender eligibility test

The Independent  

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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

Associated Press  

PARIS — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division, winning her third consecutive bout while dealing with widespread scrutiny regarding misconceptions about her gender at the Paris Olympics. One day after welterweight Imane Khelif of Algeria reached the women’s welterweight final with a third straight victory in Paris, Lin defeated Esra …

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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2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 8: Men’s basketball semifinals, Noah Lyles in the 200
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 8: Men’s basketball semifinals, Noah Lyles in the 200

Associated Press  

PARIS — LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry vs. Nikola Jokic is quite the matchup in the 2024 Olympics men’s basketball semifinals Thursday. There will be plenty of attention on the purple stage at Stade de France, too, where the track and field highlights include 100-meter dash champion Noah Lyles of the U.S. trying to add the 200 gold …

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 …

What to watch at Olympics today: U.S. women’s hoops enters knockout round and a busy track schedule
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to watch at Olympics today: U.S. women’s hoops enters knockout round and a busy track schedule

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of Day 12 of the 2024 Paris Olympics, with 21 gold medals on offer Only five days remain in the 2024 Olympics, but there’s still plenty of gold to hand out. Events to watch Track and field medal events Quincy Hall hopes to become the first American to win gold in the men’s 400 meters since LaShawn …

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A’ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 7: A’ja Wilson and US women, Lin Yu-ting in action

Associated Press  

A’ja Wilson and the United States women’s basketball team can move closer to their record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, while Lin Yu-ting competes in boxing. See the full schedule of events and Women’s basketball reaches knockout stage Led by two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, the seven-time defending champion U.S. extended its impressive Olympic winning streak …

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 …

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat Becomes First Indian Woman Wrestler To Reach Final, Beats Yusneylys Guzman 5-0
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat Becomes First Indian Woman Wrestler To Reach Final, Beats Yusneylys Guzman 5-0

ABP News  

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat beat Cuba's Yusneylys Guzman 5-0 in the Women's Freestyle 50kg Semifinal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on August 6 to become the first Indian Woman wrestler to reach Olympic final. Earlier, Phogat pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the Paris Olympics on August 6, by defeating reigning champion Yui Susaki of Japan. READ HERE …

Paris Olympics what to watch: Imane Khelif will compete in boxing semifinals Tuesday, August 6
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics what to watch: Imane Khelif will compete in boxing semifinals Tuesday, August 6

Associated Press  

Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who has faced misconceptions about her gender, returns to the ring. Then there’s a showdown between unbeaten Canada and a Victor Wembanyama-led France team at 6 p.m. CEST/12 p.m. EDT. Four-time defending gold medalist United States rounds out the day’s slate against Brazil, starting at 9:30 p.m. CEST/3:30 p.m. EDT. Thomas favorite in 200, showdown …

US faces quarterfinals newcomer Nigeria as women’s basketball elimination draw is official
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US faces quarterfinals newcomer Nigeria as women’s basketball elimination draw is official

Associated Press  

VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France — Nigeria is headed to the quarterfinals, the first African team to ever make it that far at the Olympics. Nigeria became the first African country to make the men’s or women’s elimination round at the Olympics. And it’s something that we’re not going to take for granted.” The U.S. has been a mainstay in the Olympic quarterfinals …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigerian women become first African team to make Olympic quarterfinals in basketball
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Nigerian women become first African team to make Olympic quarterfinals in basketball

The Hindu  

Ezinna Kalu scored 21 points as Nigeria made Olympic history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to reach the Olympic quarterfinals in basketball when it beat Canada 79-70 on Sunday. Canada, ranked fifth in the world, leaves winless in three games, eliminated on the final day of group play for women’s basketball by a team ranked 12th. …

Taiwanese Boxer Clinches Her First Olympic Medal Amid Gender Controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Taiwanese Boxer Clinches Her First Olympic Medal Amid Gender Controversy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING VILLEPINTE, France — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd that chanted her name, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation at the Paris Games. Lin and Khelif have been at …

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinches first Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinches first Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd that chanted her name, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation at the Paris Games. Lin and Khelif have been at the center of …

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinches first Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinches first Olympic medal amid outcry tied to gender misconceptions

The Independent  

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Svetlana Staneva, opponent of gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting, protests after suffering defeat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Svetlana Staneva, opponent of gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting, protests after suffering defeat

The Telegraph  

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the women’s featherweight quarterfinal between Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting and Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva, with an Olympic medal up for grabs and a scandal embroiling the build up. Yu-Ting is one of two fighters, the other being Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who are banned from International Boxing Association competition for having failed a gender …

Questions and answers: The Olympic women’s boxing gender controversy
7 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 …

How Lin Yu-ting overcame ‘pressure’ to land Olympics win amid gender controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How Lin Yu-ting overcame ‘pressure’ to land Olympics win amid gender controversy

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Marin reaches Olympic badminton semifinals, to face China’s He Bingjiao
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Spain’s Marin reaches Olympic badminton semifinals, to face China’s He Bingjiao

The Hindu  

Spain’s Carolina Marin moved into the Olympic badminton semifinals on Saturday and said it had been a long journey back since missing the Tokyo Games with a serious knee injury. “The journey has been a long way but I am here and I feel really proud of myself.” South Korea’s World No.1 An Se-young also progressed with a 15-21, 21-17, …

Saturday’s Olympics schedule is epic. An expert guide to prepare for — and survive — your marathon watch
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Saturday’s Olympics schedule is epic. An expert guide to prepare for — and survive — your marathon watch

New York Times  

Every Sunday in the fall, Scott Hanson hosts seven hours of television without a commercial. “Like a long car trip, take two bathroom breaks before you begin, because we’re not pulling this car over until the last gold medal is won,” said Hanson, who also hosts a three-hour block of Peacock’s “Gold Zone,” the Olympic whip-around show modeled after “RedZone.” …

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 3: Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky go for gold
7 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 Olympics schedule Aug. 3: Sha’Carri Richardson, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky go for gold

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles will again be one of the highlights of the 2024 Olympics on Saturday as she tries to win the vault event for her third gold medal in Paris. Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars during the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, …

Women's world champion DEFENDS Olympics boxers at center of gender controversy after fighting them both
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Women's world champion DEFENDS Olympics boxers at center of gender controversy after fighting them both

Daily Mail  

Women's featherweight world champion Skye Nicolson has defended the boxers at the center of the Olympics gender row and accused people of 'jumping on the bandwagon without knowing all the details.' The two female fighters were cleared to compete in the women's category in Paris despite being thrown out of last year's world championships after tests allegedly proved they contain …

Watch: IOC and Paris 2024 officials hold joint press conference amid boxing gender test controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan wins her opening bout at the Paris Olympics amid controversy
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan wins her opening bout at the Paris Olympics amid controversy

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan won her opening Olympic boxing bout on Friday, beating Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan 5:0 in the women’s 57-kilogram division. Lin and fellow women’s boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria were disqualified from the world championships held last year by the International Boxing Association for supposedly failing gender eligibility tests, and their presence at the …

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
7 months, 2 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 …

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: China’s Wang and Long win gold in men’s synchronised diving 3m springboard

The Hindu  

China’s Wang Zongyuan and Long Daoyi retained China’s men’s synchronised 3-metre springboard title at the Paris Olympics on Friday, claiming the country’s fourth gold in the sport and keeping alive their goal of taking all eight on offer. The 22-year-old Wang won gold in the 3-metre synchronised event in Tokyo three years ago with partner Xie Siyi. Wang and Mexico’s …

As the row over boxer Imane Khelife continues, Olympic boxing is branded an 'absurd and dangerous spectacle' by human rights chief as ANOTHER female boxer who failed gender test prepares to fight toda
7 months, 2 weeks ago

As the row over boxer Imane Khelife continues, Olympic boxing is branded an 'absurd and dangerous spectacle' by human rights chief as ANOTHER female boxer who failed gender test prepares to fight toda

Daily Mail  

A human rights chief has condemned Olympics boxing at Paris 2024 as an 'absurd and dangerous spectacle' as a second female boxer who previously failed a gender test prepares to fight today. Sex Matters director of campaigns Fiona McAnena said the International Olympic Committee, which oversees the Games, should be 'ashamed' following Imane Khelif's victory Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting was, along …

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