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Misinformation, abuse and injustice: breaking down the Olympic boxing firestorm

In a preliminary women’s under 66kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics last week between Algerian Imane Khelif and Italian Angela Carini, a powerful punch to the face resulted in Carini withdrawing after 46 seconds.

The Conversation

Tennis Pair Win First Olympic Medal For Russians In Paris

Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider on Sunday became the first Russians to win a medal at the Paris Olympics when they took silver in the women's tennis doubles.

International Business Times

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying over gender misconceptions

The Algerian said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender ‘harms human dignity’

The Independent UK

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Lyles and Mahuchikh win memorable golds as Djokovic ends his long wait

The world’s No 1 sprinter Noah Lyles ran the race of his life to win gold in the men’s 100m while Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh won gold in the women’s high jump

The Guardian - UK

Ngamba secures Olympic boxing medal and potential first for IOC refugee team

The Britain-based boxer Cindy Ngamba has guaranteed herself an Olympic medal after a comprehensive victory over France’s Davina Michel in her 75kg quarter-final

The Guardian - UK

Second boxer in gender row guaranteed Olympic medal after feisty bout

Lin Yu-ting beat Svetlana Staneva by unanimous decision in a bruising battle, after which Staneva’s coach hit out at ‘circus acts’ and ‘dirty’ tactics

The Guardian - UK

The 15 Russian 'neutrals' at the Paris Olympics are politically isolated and rarely in the spotlight

The 15 Russians competing at the Paris Olympics have an uneasy status as “Individual Neutral Athletes” following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine

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Olympics Organizers Denounce Flawed Testing Of Boxers

Olympics organizers criticize flawed testing of boxers Khelif and Lin, raising gender identity issues in sports.

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Afghanistan’s first female Olympic breakdancer: ‘I want my big dream’

Defiant Afghan refugee Manizha Talash fled the Taliban for her chance to dance on the world stage.

Al Jazeera

Breaking took decades to make it from New York’s streets to the Paris Olympics. Despite a big sporting debut, its future still hangs in the balance

“Having that Olympic stamp for any sport changes the game of play,” an expert told Fortune. But what will breaking's Olympic future look like?

Fortune

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

USA Today Sports Media Group

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.

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‘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…

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

Jack Robinson forced to change board design before Olympic surfing finals

Australian surfer Jack Robinson is into the Paris Olympics semi-final in Tahiti, but he will be surfing with a painted-over surfboard design following a complaint from South Korean officials

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The Independent UK

Imane Khelif beats Anna Luca Hamori as boxing controversy rumbles on

The Algerian now moves into the semi-finals.

The Guardian - UK

IOC puts out correction after president Thomas Bach confuses gender issues

The IOC has issued a correction after its president Thomas Bach got in a muddle when defending a decision to let Imane Khelif fight in Paris

The Independent UK

Olympics Day 8: US-Japan women's soccer kicks off action-packed day at the Paris Olympics

The quarterfinal game between United States and Japan has kicked off at Parc des Princes in Paris

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

Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

The allegations that Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting failed an eligibility test for women's competition have been made by only the International Boxing Association

France 24

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.

The Independent UK

IOC president weighs in on Olympic boxing gender controversy: ‘This is the definition of a woman’

Thomas Bach defended boxers Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif and their place at Paris 2024 after failing gender eligibility tests run by the International Boxing Association

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