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Simone Biles said she had "been blocked" by someone in a social media post just hours after making fun of a comment by former teammate MyKayla Skinner.

Simone Biles 'blocked' after taking shot at former Olympic teammate

Angela Carini of Italy explained why she abandoned her match against Algeria's Imane Khelif on Thursday at the Paris Olympics amid swirling controversy.

Italian boxer breaks silence after abandoning Olympic bout against fighter in gender controversy

Then-Sen. Kamala Harris in 2017 said "How dare we speak Merry Christmas" amid an ongoing battle over a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

Flashback: Harris fumed at Americans for saying 'Merry Christmas' before illegal migrants got protections

The US Sun

FUMING Barry McGuigan told Olympic chiefs to “hang your heads in shame” after a boxer who failed a gender test battered her opponent. Italian Angela Carini, 25, quit her last-16 welterweight bout with “biological male” Imane Khelif after 46 SECONDS, insisting: “I had to safeguard my life.” Carini sobbed in the ring and snubbed a […]

‘Hang your heads in shame,’ Olympics 2024 chiefs told after female boxer is battered by rival who failed gender test

Two athletes previously disqualified from the 2023 World Championships have been cleared to compete in women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who faced disqualification for failing eligibility criteria, will now participate. Previous disqualifications. Lin Yu-ting, 28, was stripped of her...

Two boxers, born male, are cleared to compete in Olympics as women

The Spun

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif advanced to the quarterfinals in the 2024 Olympics this Thursday, defeating Angela Carini of Italy in 46 seconds. Her dominant performance has become the No. 1 topic in the sports world due to questions about her gender.  Khelif, 25, was not allowed to participate ...

International Olympic Committee Releases Statement On Boxing Controversy

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The IOC said it is "saddened by the abuse" that Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting have faced at the Paris Olympics, saying, "Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination."

IOC 'saddened by abuse' of two boxers facing gender questions

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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A Catholic nonprofit group is out with an ad blasting Vice President Kamala Harris over her record on the border and highlighting the murder of a Texas girl allegedly by an illegal immigrant.

Harris hit with blistering ad targeting Catholic, Hispanic voters on key issue in crucial swing state

USA TODAY

The IOC on Thursday criticized the International Boxing Association and said it is "saddened by the abuse" two female boxers are receiving.

IOC: Female boxers were victims of arbitrary decision by International Boxing Association

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni spoke out about the controversial Olympic fight between Angela Carini and Algerian Imane Khelif.

Italian boxer's fight against Olympic opponent deemed to have male chromosomes 'not an even contest,' PM says

MMA chiefs are lobbying with the International Olympic Committee to get the sport into the Games in time for Los Angeles in 2028. Individual combat codes such as amateur boxing, judo, taekwondo, wrestling and karate have all been regular Olympic features. But the sport of MMA collectively is still without a place in the Games. […]

MMA chiefs lobby IOC in bid to get sport into Olympics in time for 2028 Games in LA

BroBible

Sha’Carri Richardson is the favorite in the 100-meter event at the Olympics in Paris. Her path to a gold medal got ever-so-slightly easier on Wednesday morning when Shericka Jackson of Jamaica decided to drop out of the race all together. This is huge news in the sprinting world! Jackson, 30, is the fifth-fastest woman of […]
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Sha’Carri Richardson’s Path To 100M Gold Medal At Olympics Is Much Easier After Jamaican Dropouts

The Independent

 The head of the governing body that hopes to run the next Olympic boxing tournament said he supports the IOC's eligibility policies at the Paris Olympics, and he urged those without deep understandings of gender issues to entrust those determinations to medical professionals and scientists.World Boxing president Boris Van Der Vorst also told The Associated Press on Thursday that his organization will always put athletes' safety first in developing its own policies on health and gender, while recognizing that combat sports sometimes require extra considerations to protect all athletes.Van Der Vorst still strongly disagrees with critics of the IOC's...

Breakaway boxing body's president backs the IOC's handling of gender issues at the Paris Olympics

"To finish fifth in an Olympic Games, I couldn't be prouder," said Fraser, who came ninth in the final in Tokyo. "For me it was all about having fun today. "I was really disappointed after the team final so I felt I had nothing to lose and went for everything I wanted to."

GB's Fraser and Jarman miss podium as Oka takes gold

The U.S. dressage team was eliminated from the Paris Olympics after judges discovered a cut on a horse's hind legs during testing on Tuesday.

USA dressage team eliminated from Olympics over cut on horse's leg; PETA says equestrian events 'must go'

New York Post

The Paris Olympics are facing questions about the decision to allow two boxers to compete in the women’s division after they were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships. 

Those questions only intensified Thursday when one of them, Imane Khelif of Algeria, forced her opponent, Italy’s Angela Carini, to withdraw 46 seconds into their opening-round bout. 





Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan failed gender eligibility tests at the world championships in New Delhi and were disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA).

Flavor Flav, Alexis Ohanian donate over $7K to help Olympian who is struggling to pay rent

But the IBA has no part in running the...

The gender rules that allow Imane Khelif to fight in 2024 Olympics but not world championships

TIME

What to know about the controversy over two boxers who were disqualified from competing as women in the World Championships but are taking part in the Olympics.

Olympic Boxing Is Having a Fight About Gender

Irish Star

British rugby sevens player Amy Wilson-Hardy is reportedly being investigated by the British Olympic Association after appearing to make a racist comment in a WhatsApp message

Team GB star under scrutiny for alleged racist comment during Paris Olympics

Fox News host Jesse Watters gives his take on 'the moment that changed the campaign' on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

JESSE WATTERS: Donald Trump ripped the news cycle right out of Kamala's hands

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IOC defends Olympic boxers in gender eligibility controversy amid firestorm

The International Olympic Committee defended two boxers involved in a gender controversy amid one fighter's win on Thursday, which sparked...

IOC defends Olympic boxers in gender eligibility controversy amid firestorm

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