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 …
The boxing gender crisis intensified last night with the International Olympic Committee facing a potential legal challenge to disqualify controversial fighter Imane Khelif. As Britain’s finest ever fighter Nicola Adams hit out at Algerian Khelif’s participation at the Olympics, the Hungarian Boxing Association said it is investigating a legal challenge over Khelif’s eligibility to fight women at the Games. Hamori …
Imane Khelif's next opponent relishes facing the Algerian boxer in the women's boxing event at the Olympics. Imane Khelif's next opponent is unfazed despite the Algerian's illegibility controversy Khelif will face Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori in the women's welterweight quarterfinals Despite that, an IOC spokesperson stated that Khelif is eligible for the Olympics as her passport says she is a …
