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A short fight between Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Italian boxer Angela Carini lead to a long and sustained bout of misinformation.

Fact Check: Olympic Boxer Imane Khelif Is Neither Trans Nor Male

The International Boxing Association held a chaotic news conference on Monday which left more questions than answers over an eligibility row that has overshadowed boxing at the 2024 Olympics. Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwanese fighter Lin Yu-ting are guaranteed at least bronze medals in the women's competition in Paris, having...

IBA holds chaotic news conference on Olympic boxing row

Irish Star

Svetlana Staneva was beaten by Lin Yu-ting in the women's featherweight semi-final at the Olympics, with the Bulgarian making a controversial gesture after her defeat

Olympics outcry as Svetlana Staneva makes 'chromosome gesture' after losing to Lin Yu-ting after test fail

The US Sun

JANJAEM Suwannapheng made her boxing debut at this year’s Olympics in Paris. Dive into the story of this Thai boxer as she prepares for her semi-final against Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics. Who is Janjaem Suwannapheng? Janjaem Suwannapheng is a Thai amateur boxer born on September 25, 2000. She has made significant strides in […]

Who is Janjaem Suwannapheng? Meet Imane Khelif’s next boxing opponent at Paris 2024 Olympics

TheDailyBeast

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has had a tumultuous few days after being subject to a barrage of accusations on social media over her gender.Days after her controversial 46-second match against Italian boxer Angela Carini, Khelif burst into tears after learning she will walk out of the Paris 2024 Olympics with at least a bronze medal following her latest 5-0 victory on Saturday against Hungary’s Luca Hamori in the women’s 66kg quarter-final—a win which will see her advance to the semi-finals.She was pictured sobbing as she left the arena.At a post-match press conference, Khelif told reporters “I have been boxing for...

Algerian Boxer at Center of Gender Controversy Breaks Her Silence as She Secures Olympic Medal

Imane Khelif secured a Paris 2024 Semi-Final berth and a guaranteed medal as the IOC dismissed the previous testing undertaken in 2023. Khelif defeated Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori 5-0 in the Quarter-Final as the Algerian grabbed at least a bronze after a turbulent time. A cloud was placed on Khelif, who was born a female, for having DSD [Differences in sex development], a disorder that hasn’t yet been incorporated into Olympic standards for competition. This scenario led to a furor surrounding the welterweight, who was suspended by the now unrecognized IBA [formerly AIBA] for failing unspecified tests that were never under the jurisdiction of any other governing body.

Imane Khelif secures medal amid protest as IOC dismisses tests

ESPN

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers involved in the gender eligibility outcry at the Paris Olympics, is guaranteed a medal in the women's 57kg competition.

Boxer Lin Yu-ting clinches medal amid Olympics gender dispute

Simone Biles entered the balance beam final hoping to earn gold on the apparatus for the first time in her Olympic career. Instead, Biles failed to medal on it for the first time in her three Olympic appearances. Biles was one of many who suffered a fall in the eight-woman...

Simone Biles balance beam fall: 'Beam curse' spoils USA star's attempt at perfect Olympics

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Algerian boxer gets Olympic medal amid gender row at Paris Games. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif makes Olympic history with a victory in the welterweight quarterfinal fight at the Paris Olympics, where she will receive an Olympic medal. But Khelif's triumphant world stage debut is beset by controversy over her gender eligibility, which pits the International Olympics Committee against the International Boxing Association and draws heated debates and discussions from across the sports community.

Gender Controversy Surrounds Olympic Boxer's Medal Win

USA TODAY

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif called for an end to bullying in her first public comments amid the gender elgibility controversy at the Paris Olympics.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif speaks out at Olympics: 'Refrain from bullying'

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Who is the fastest man in the world? By a hair, Noah Lyles. Lyles found himself on the winning end of a photo finish at the men's 100-meter final on Sunday, getting the gold medal he always believed he would win. Lyles edged out Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by a matter of thousandths of a second, running a 9.79 and earning the USA's first gold in the event since 2004.

Olympics 100-meter men's final results: USA's Noah Lyles wins gold over Kishane Thompson in photo finish

Sha'Carri Richardson has cultivated a style of her own over the years. It just so happens to captivate the masses, too. Richardson struts to the starter block dressed to the nines, not only outfitted in her storied USA strip but also with elegant hair and, most notably, eye-catching acrylic nails.

Sha'Carri Richardson fingernails, explained: The reason USA track star does her nails for Olympic races

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) -The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday.

Olympics-IBA gender tests on two boxers were flawed and illegitimate, says IOC

FanBuzz

There are two athletes competing at the Olympics, who have been at the center of discussion at this year's 2024 Paris Games as their gender had remained unknown. Recently there has now been confirmation that both boxing Olympians have tested positive for XY chromosomes, which shows they are not biologically female.

Women's Boxing Gender Controversy At Olympics: Former Chair Of IBA Medical Committee Confirms That Neither Of The Two 'Failed Gender Test' Fighters Are Biologically Female

960 The Ref

PARIS — The saga of Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting has wound from rural Algeria and Chinese Taipei, through tournaments in Istanbul and New Delhi, to a boxing ring in the north of Paris, with a side journey through the cesspools of social media, and now … a shambolic, chaotic press conference in an ornate French wedding reception hall around the corner from a Hard Rock Cafe.

Olympic boxing controversy: War of words heats up between IOC and IBA

Imane Khelif is set to win at least a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics after defeating Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday. The Algerian handled business in the ring with a 5:0 unanimous decision at welterweight. Khelif has been the subject of gender debate and online abuse after her first opponent at the Games conceded the fight just 46 seconds in once Khelif landed a clean right hand.

Paris Olympics 2024: Imane Khelif set to earn medal in women's boxing after advancing to semifinals

PARIS (Reuters) - Taiwan's Sports Administration protested on Tuesday against the International Boxing Association's (IBA) stance on a gender row involving one of its fighters at the Paris Games, saying its Olympic committee was considering whether to file a lawsuit.

Olympics-Taiwan considering lawsuit over boxing federation's gender row stance

PBS NewsHour

Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well, following days of online abuse fueled by misconceptions about their gender and intense scrutiny of their participation at the Paris Games.

Lin Yu-ting clinches Olympic medal as IOC condemns 'hate speech' toward women boxers

NewsBreak

Olympic boxing press conference: IBA fires back at IOC over Imane Khalif gender controversy in chaotic scene

The 2024 Olympics have produced plenty of thrilling moments, celebratory results and viral highlights. But the biggest conversation stemming from Paris continues to be in the...

Olympic boxing press conference: IBA fires back at IOC over Imane Khalif gender controversy in chaotic scene

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