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Why More Sex Testing For the Olympics Wouldn’t Solve Anything

History shows that there are no conclusive ways to determine sex — and no consensus over the extent to which the distinction matters.

Inverse

Olympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams amid as they decry a 'broken' finance system

Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on OnlyFans — known for sexually explicit content — to sustain their dreams of gold at the Games

The Independent UK

Thomas Bach says boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have a right to fight

Khelif and Lin are into the gold medal matches.

The Independent UK

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Ahead of Olympic women's boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was preparing to fight for an Olympic title when IOC president Thomas Bach again defended her right to compete in the women’s competition at the Paris Games

The Independent UK

Imane Khelif vs Yang Liu LIVE: Result as Algerian boxer wins Olympic gold amid gender row

Follow the fallout after Khelif won gold in Paris, beating China’s Yang Liu on points

The Independent UK

We ranked all 34 Olympic sports by sustainability – here’s the leaderboard

Ahead of the 2024 games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked all Olympic sports to prepare sustainability strategies. Sustainability, it said, was central to the Olympic movement. But some sports didn’t respond at all, and there is a wide gap between the best and worst performers.

The Conversation

Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif On Brink Of Olympic Gold

Follow Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's journey to potential gold at Paris Olympics amidst controversy and support. Exciting finals ahead!

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Boxer Imane Khelif fights for gold to cap an Olympics filled with misinformed scrutiny

Imane Khelif is one victory away from wrapping up her tumultuous Paris Olympics with a gold medal around her neck after enduring waves of online abuse over misconceptions about her sex

The Independent UK

Paris Games herald a new anti-corruption era, but carrying the torch may pose an Olympic challenge for the US

The world has grown cynical about the integrity of major international sports, and not without reason. From the Olympics bribery scandal of the 1990s – which implicated the hosts of Nagano 1998, Sydney 2000 and Salt Lake City 2002 – we have seen additional corruption scandals in major global sporting…

The Conversation

Anderson .Paak flexes new musical muscle on Olympic-themed song with Gwen Stefani and Ryan Tedder

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The Independent UK

Domination but no gold: are some Olympic events arbitrary and cruel?

Dreams of a title at the Games can be dashed by a slip or one bad performance. But some argue that such jeopardy is what makes sport compelling

The Guardian - US

What time does Imane Khelif fight? How to watch boxing finals at Paris Olympics

Khelif fights for gold at Roland Garros tonight in the women’s welterweight final following a controversy surrounding her failed gender test at last year’s world championship

The Independent UK

Whether it's gold or silver for Imane Khelif, the controversy will continue

This evening, Imane Khelif will fight for gold at Paris 2024. But, with the controversy over her gender overshadowing anything that's happened in…

The National (Scotland)

Sharron Davies encourages Khelif and Lin’s opponents to challenge defeats

The former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies believes that the women beaten by Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting should challenge the results of their bouts

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This is what it'll take to make esports a real Olympic event

Video Games and the Olympics don't sound like a great match, but VR games bridge the two worlds in a way that's a perfect match.

AAP

Jessica Fox elected to IOC as voice for athletes

Australia's golden girl Jessica Fox will represent athletes on the International Olympic Committee after being voted in by her peers in Paris.

The Conversation

North Korea returns to the Olympics after eight years – eyeing more than just medals

Athletes from North Korea are currently competing in the Summer Olympics for the first time in eight years. The communist state had been suspended for the 2022 Winter Olympics by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) having withdrawn unlawfully from the Tokyo Games in 2020 citing pandemic concerns.

Al Jazeera

Who is Imane Khelif? When is her Olympics gold medal fight?

Algeria’s Imane Khelif will face China’s Yang Liu on Friday for a chance to win the country’s first women’s boxing gold.

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Reason

"XY Athletes in Women's Olympic Boxing: The Paris 2024 Controversy Explained"

"The historical, political, and medical context of the Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting cases."

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U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team Finally Receives Gold Medals

U.S. figure skating team awarded gold after Russian doping scandal at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP lodges ‘dog-whistle’ Holyrood motion on female athletes at Olympics

A TORY MSP has been accused of engaging in “ugly and divisive politics” after lodging a motion in the Scottish Parliament about the “safety of…

Radio France Internationale

Health experts urge Olympics organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola

Two health experts on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to cut ties with Coca-Cola, saying the big money sponsorship deal allows the US company to "sportswash" unhealthy sugary drinks.

The Guardian - UK

A global conflict is playing out at the Paris Olympics – just not in the way we think

From a row about an allegedly blasphemous biblical scene to a controversial boxing match, the Games have been hijacked by culture wars between Russia and the west, says Guardian columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Conversation

It’s official: The Olympic Esports Games will be held in 2025. Here’s everything you need to know

Shot put and pole vault now rub shoulders at the Olympic Games with sport climbing and breaking, introduced at the Tokyo and Paris Games respectively. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) constant efforts to reconcile Olympic traditions with the recognition of contemporary forms of sport led it to take an even…

The Guardian - UK

Cuban gold medallist who swam the Rio Grande for new life is back at the Olympics

Fernando Dayan Jorge Enriquez was a national hero after Tokyo 2020 but defected and is now part of the Refugee Team

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