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Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting

The International Boxing Association has raised new questions while struggling to answer others at a shambolic news conference about the opaque gender tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last year’s world championships

The Independent UK

Wife of jailed Azeri banker forfeits house near Harrods and Ascot golf club

High spender Zamira Hajiyeva hands over assets as part of settlement worth £18.5m to taxpayers

The Guardian - UK

Women’s boxing in Olympic storm: who is Algeria’s Imane Khelif and what are the issues she’s facing?

Imane Khelif from Algeria is one of two women boxers at the 2024 Paris Olympics making the news – as ugly issues of gender testing and testosterone levels once again raise their head, as they did in the case of South African runner Caster Semenya. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin…

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Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate

Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva flashes a double ‘X’ sign to the crowd after her defeat by Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting amid gender eligibility controversy The post Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Imane Khelif failed gender eligibility test due to chromosomes, says IBA

The controversial IBA appeared to clarify events at a hastily organised press conference today

The Independent UK

Italian Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Could Receive $50,000 Prize From Banned IBA

The organization wants to award Angela Carini $50,000 "as if she were an Olympic champion" despite her losing to Imane Khelif. The post Italian Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Could Receive $50,000 Prize From Banned IBA first appeared on Bored Panda.

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

The IBA’s Russian links have come under scrutiny as they defend their decision on boxer Imane Khelif

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

Watch as the International Boxing Association (IBA) holds a press conference in Paris on Monday 5 August as the gender debate continues at the Olympic Games boxing tournament.

The Independent UK

Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif pleas for 'human dignity' after 'bullying' over boxing gender questions

Algerian will win a medal at Paris Games amid furore over previously-failed test by body banned by IOC

Evening Standard

Why 'gender row' in Paris Olympics boxing refuses to die down despite IOC's defence

The ongoing gender row in boxing at the Paris Olympics continues to make headlines, despite the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stepping in to support the two athletes at the center of the controversy—Algeria's Imane Khelif (66kg welterweight) and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting (57kg featherweight).

The Times of India

Paris Olympics: Boxer Imane Khelif wants an end to bullying, backlash over gender misconceptions

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif expressed her distress over the intense and malicious scrutiny she has endured due to misunderstandings surrounding her gender at the Paris Olympics.

The Times of India

Misinformation, abuse and injustice: breaking down the Olympic boxing firestorm

In a preliminary women’s under 66kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics last week between Algerian Imane Khelif and Italian Angela Carini, a powerful punch to the face resulted in Carini withdrawing after 46 seconds.

The Conversation

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

The Algerian said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender ‘harms human dignity’

The Independent UK

Lyles and Mahuchikh win memorable golds as Djokovic ends his long wait

The world’s No 1 sprinter Noah Lyles ran the race of his life to win gold in the men’s 100m while Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold in the women’s high jump

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Second boxer in gender row guaranteed Olympic medal after feisty bout

Lin Yu-ting beat Svetlana Staneva by unanimous decision in a bruising battle, after which Staneva’s coach hit out at ‘circus acts’ and ‘dirty’ tactics

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Olympics Organizers Denounce Flawed Testing Of Boxers

Olympics organizers criticize flawed testing of boxers Khelif and Lin, raising gender identity issues in sports.

France 24

Under pressure: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif triumphs after days of abuse over 'gender controversy'

Algerian welterweight boxer Imane Khelif beat Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori by a unanimous decision in the quarter-finals in the North Paris Arena on Friday night after facing days of online abuse following accusations that the 25-year-old fighter is secretly a man. It’s a bittersweet victory for Khelif, who continues to…

The Guardian - UK

Algerian boxer at centre of gender row sheds tears after quarter-final victory

Imane Khelif, guaranteed a medal after beating Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, dominated the fight to deafening cheers

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‘Looks like a man’: Rowling, Kangana, journos post anti-trans misinformation on Olympic boxer

It was 46 seconds of “strong blows” when Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned her match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif in the women’s 66-kg round of 16 bout in the Paris Olympics on August 1. Carini did not shake Khelif’s hands after the defeat and remarked that she had “never faced…

Evening Standard

Imane Khelif: Boxer at the centre of Olympics gender row guarantees medal with latest win

The Algerian secures at least a bronze and breaks down in tears after comfortable quarter-final victory over Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori

The Times of India

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif ensures medal at Paris Olympics amid gender row

NEW DELHI: Algerian boxer Imane Khelif on Saturday secured a medal at the Paris Olympics after defeating Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary in the women’s 66-kilogram quarterfinals.

The Independent UK

Imane Khelif beats Anna Luca Hamori as boxing controversy rumbles on

The Algerian now moves into the semi-finals.

The Guardian - UK

IOC puts out correction after president Thomas Bach confuses gender issues

The IOC has issued a correction after its president Thomas Bach got in a muddle when defending a decision to let Imane Khelif fight in Paris

The Independent UK

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

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif takes to the ring again at the Paris Olympics following days of online abuse as misconceptions about her gender have exploded into a larger clash about identity in sports

The Independent UK

Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

The allegations that Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting failed an eligibility test for women's competition have been made by only the International Boxing Association

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