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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…

France 24

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

The Guardian - UK

Algeria’s Imane Khelif thanks supporters after clinching an Olympic medal with emotional victory in Paris

Imane Khelif is going to get an Olympic medal

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Gender row target Algerian boxer Imane Khelif ensures Olympic medal

An emotional Khelif comfortably beat Hungary’s Luca Anna to enter the welterweight semis and ensure a podium finish.

Al Jazeera

‘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…

Newslaundry

Hungary boxer Anna Luca Hamori ‘proud’ after defeat to Imane Khelif

The participation of Khelif and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting at Paris 2024 has led to scrutiny.

The Independent UK

Tearful Imane Khelif given ray of light in heartening victory amid dark Olympic episode

The Algerian fighter advanced to the semi-finals of the women’s welterweight tournament after victory against Anna Luca Hamori amid the gender controversy that has dominated the Paris Games

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Imane Khelif beats Anna Luca Hamori as boxing controversy rumbles on

The Algerian now moves into the semi-finals.

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

Olympics chief slams ‘unacceptable’ hate speech against boxers in gender row

International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach condemned the "hate speech" targeting Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting, saying that a wider, Russia-led "defamation campaign" against the IOC and the Paris Games was fueling the controversy.

France 24

Controversial Algerian boxer's father says attacks on daughter are 'immoral'

Amar Khelif defended his daughter amid the worldwide storm over her eligibility to fight at the games

Evening Standard

Angela Carini to be awarded prize money by IBA despite Olympic loss to Imane Khelif

The Italian pulled out in the first round against the Algerian amid a gender row at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

IBA says it will award Italian boxer Angela Carini Olympic champion prize money

Carini abandoned her fight with Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a gender row.

The Independent UK

How Lin Yu-ting overcame ‘pressure’ to land Olympics win amid gender controversy

The Taiwanese fighter followed Algeria’s Imane Khelif in featuring at the Paris Olympics amid widespread attention after failing gender eligibility tests in a previous tournament last year

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Angela Carini, the Italian boxer who quit vs. Algeria’s Imane Khelif at Olympics, apologizes

"I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke."

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Olympic Boxing Bout Ends In Unusual Circumstances

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins first Olympic match in Paris as gender eligibility issues spark debate.

The Independent UK

Who is Kaylia Nemour? The French-born gymnast bidding to make Olympics history for Algeria

The French-Algerian is favourite for the uneven bars final and has the chance to win Africa’s first gymnastics medal at the Olympics

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