International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach faced more questions about the gender eligibility controversy involving two boxers competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in what was his final press conference before the Games conclude this weekend. Bach, who was first elected in 2013, did not sway from the IOC’s stance on the eligibility concerns surrounding...
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won the gold medal in the women’s 66-kilogram division at the 2024 Paris Olympics Friday, defeating the reigning welterweight world champion, Yang Liu of China. Khelif was awarded the top spot on the podium after winning the three-round bout by unanimous decision. Imane Khelif of Algeria, left, fights Yang Liu of...
Ukraine added its third gold medal of the Paris Olympics Wednesday, and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his thanks on social media. Ukrainian middleweight boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak won a gold medal when he defeated Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbay 3-2 in a thrilling final at Roland Garros. “Another gold medal for Ukraine at the Olympics in Paris! Boxer...
Taiwanese Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting defeated Turkish fighter Esra Yildiz Kahraman via unanimous decision in their semifinal bout in the 57-kilogram division on Wednesday night at the Paris Olympics. Lin moved to the gold medal fight and Yildiz will take home a bronze as there are no bronze-medal bouts in Olympic boxing. Lin Yu-ting before...
Algerian Imane Khelif will fight for a gold medal after defeating Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in a unanimous decision Tuesday. Khelif dominated Suwannapheng throughout the match, winning the first three rounds on points. In the final round, Khelif nailed Suwannapheng in the face, and the referee backed the Algerian to the corner and counted to eight....
Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif “declined to answer” a question about testing as the fighter decried the bullying over controversy about a disqualification from a past tournament. Khelif spoke to SNTV, a sports video partner with The Associated Press, on Monday. As the champion boxer talked about the firestorm over the last week, The Associated...
After clinching a medal in the women’s 66kg division, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who has failed gender tests, gave a brief message to the naysayers. Khelif is fighting in the women’s category nearly a year after the IBA said a gender test revealed the boxer had XY chromosomes. However, Khelif remains in the women’s competition,...
Bulgarian Olympic boxer Svetlana Staneva appeared to add fuel to the gender eligibility firestorm on Sunday after a loss to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting in the women’s 57-kilogram division. Staneva lost to Lin via unanimous decision. Lin will move to the semifinals and is guaranteed at least a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics. CLICK HERE...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) slammed the gender tests at the center of a controversy with two boxers fighting in the women’s division – Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting. The International Boxing Association (IBA) said in 2023 that Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the tournament for testing positive for “XY chromosomes” and have maintained...
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting, who previously failed a gender test, was guaranteed an Olympic medal from the Paris Games after the fighter defeated Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva via unanimous decision in the quarterfinals. Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif have as faced scrutiny over a disqualification from the 2023 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World...
