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Following her victory in the women's welterweight quarterfinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif became tearful as she responded to misconceptions about her gender. Khelif's participation in the Games has been scrutinized after she reportedly failed to meet gender eligibility tests at the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships.

'I am a female': Algerian Olympic boxer tearful after quarterfinal victory amid gender dispute

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Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of the Olympics’ gender storm, is guaranteed to win a medal in Paris after beating Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori in the quarter-finals of the women’s 66kg category.Khelif is one of two fighters - along with Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan - who has been allowed to compete at these Games despite being disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing a gender eligibility test.The Algerian fighter won her opening bout in just 46 seconds after Italian opponent Angela Carini abandoned the contest, later claiming she had never been hit so hard in her life.While...

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

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Caitlyn Jenner, who won the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics, is the latest person to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Khelif was barred from the 2023 world championships after a test revealed she had male XY chromosomes, according...

Caitlyn Jenner does not hold back on Olympics boxing controversy

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Imane Khelif, the Algerian Olympic boxer who has been part of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Games, had an emotional message for everyone while speaking to reporters on Sunday evening. The female boxer, who was born a woman but failed to qualify for the 2023 World Championships due to high ...

Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Has Emotional Message For Everyone

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Imane Khelif's dealt with a very emotional week ... with tons of people online questioning her gender and calling her names -- and, she let it all out after her quarterfinal win.

Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Breaks Down in Tears After Win, Week of Controversy

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 The Paris Olympics’s boxing gender debate intensified on Thursday (August 1) after an Italian fighter abandoned her bout within a minute against a rival who had failed a testosterone test.Angela Carini broke down in tears as she pulled out of the fight after just 46 seconds, having been caught twice by powerful blows from Algerian fighter Imane Khelif.Khelif was disqualified from last year’s World Championships after failing a test set by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which said at the time that the 25-year-old’s “elevated levels of testosterone failed to meet the eligibility criteria” for women’s competition.She has, however, been ruled eligible...

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Winning at the Olympics is special and emotional. That’s what happened when Imane Khelif recorded a victory to earn a guaranteed medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. After triumphing over Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, the Algerian boxer burst into tears of joy. However, that did not melt fans’ hearts even a little bit.

‘Same XY Chromosomes’- Imane Khelif Gets Guaranteed A Medal At Paris Olympics 2024, Boxing Fans React

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The International Boxing Association, which is not officially running the Olympic boxing matches in Paris, announced it would award Italy’s Angela Carini a ‘gold-medal style’ bonus.Carini opted out of her round of 16 match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif on Thursday, August 1, in just 46 seconds after walking to her corner following a punch on the Olympic ring.Khelif is one of two fighters at the center of the gender questions that have led to an outcry of controversy throughout the boxing competition in Paris.Following the loss, Carini was left in tears and claimed afterward that she’d “never been hit so...

Olympics Gender Twist: Beaten, Crying Italian Boxer Angela Carini to Receive ‘Gold-Medal Style’ Cash Bonus

 Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender "harms human dignity" as she called for an end to “bullying” athletes having been greatly affected by the international backlash against her.The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday night in an interview with SNTV, a sports video partner of The Associated Press."I send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects," Khelif said in Arabic....

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

 Imane Khelif attempts to secure a shot at gold medal as she returns to the ring at Paris 2024 tomorrow night.The Algerian, along with Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting, has been at the centre of a row over their eligibility throughout the Olympics.The pair were disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Championships, after the International Boxing Association (IBA) claimed they had both failed gender eligibility tests.However, the International Olympic Committee in 2019 stripped the IBA of their status as amateur boxing’s governing body, and both Khelif and Lin have been allowed to compete in Paris.Khelif’s first-round opponent Angela Carini quit...

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