The attacks against the Algerian boxer reflect not just the West’s distorted notions of race and womanhood, but also its dark imperialist past and present. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif appears determined not to be browbeaten by the global controversy over her gender, defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng on Wednesday to cruise to the gold medal bout at the Paris Olympics. My …
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 …
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 …
