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Olympics 2024: Lin Yu-ting wins first fight at Paris Games amid boxing gender row

Along with Imane Khelif, Lin is allowed to compete despite having been disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing a gender test

Evening Standard

Angela Carini ‘wants to apologise’ to Imane Khelif for aftermath of controversial Olympic boxing bout

Carini abandoned the bout after just 46 seconds and afterwards refused to hug or shake the hand of Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test at last year’s Boxing World Championship

The Independent UK

Lin Yu-ting wins opening Olympics bout on points amid gender controversy

Lin and Algerian Imane Khelif were both disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing to meet gender eligibility criteria.

The Independent UK

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Most 2024 Paris Olympics apps are putting your privacy at risk

Researchers found that most apps require excessive and dangerous permissions while sharing your sensitive data. Here's how to stay safe.

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Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Apologizes To Rival After Gender Controversy

Italian Olympic boxer Angela Carini said she wanted to apologize to the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif amid misinformation about her gender spreading on social media. The post Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Apologizes To Rival After Gender Controversy first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Taiwanese Boxer Lin Yu-Ting Advances To Quarterfinals Amid Controversy

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting faces gender eligibility controversy at Olympics despite victory. Controversy surrounds her journey to the Games.

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Chic and beautiful Olympic party in Paris still searching for moments of true unity

Sport remains a powerful intoxicant but some wonderful moments aside, the French capital has felt a little atomised

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Paris 2024 Must Leave A Transformative Public Health Legacy In France And Beyond

After much anticipation, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are now underway, with the first competitions on 24 July followed two days later by the groundbreaking opening ceremony on the River Seine.

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Hungarians protest over Khelif bout as Olympic boxing gender row escalates

The Hungarian Boxing Association has protested to the IOC over its decision to allow Imane Khelif to compete before her quarter-final bout with one of its boxers

The Guardian - UK

What is DSD? The condition at the heart of the row over Imane Khelif's boxing gender test

The inclusion of boxers with relatively high testosterone levels in the women’s Olympics has been controversial

Evening Standard

The French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace

Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, always envisioned the Games as much more than the sum of their parts. “Olympism,” as he coined it, was a new type of religion – one shorn of gods, yet transcendent all the same.

The Conversation

The discourse over Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is disappointing, gross and dangerous

Critics of Imane Khelif should be ashamed.

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Italian Boxer Angela Carini Quits Bout Against Algerian Opponent

Italian boxer Angela Carini's early exit from Paris Olympics bout against Imane Khelif stirs controversy and discussions.

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What the 2024 Olympics tells us about global geopolitics

Since the Olympic Games in Paris began, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has posted the statement “This is France!” several times on his social media platforms.

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The Independent UK

Boxer who beat Imane Khelif at 2022 World Championship speaks out about Olympic gender controversy

Amy Broadhurst beat Imane Khelif, who is in the middle of a gender eligibility storm at Paris 2024, in the final of the 2022 World Championships

The Independent UK

Liz Truss, Musk and JK Rowling weigh in on Olympic boxing controversy to spread false anti-trans rhetoric

Carini’s reaction has led to an ‘unfair’ social media pile-on against Khelif

Evening Standard

Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian gold medal boxer who has filed a cyberbullying lawsuit

After finding herself at the centre of a gender storm during her Olympic boxing run, Imane Khelif has now filed a lawsuit which names JK Rowling and Elon Musk. Emma Loffhagen reports

The Independent UK

Watch: IOC and Paris 2024 officials hold joint press conference amid boxing gender test controversy

Watch again as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Paris 2024 officials held a joint press conference on Friday (2 August) amid the boxing gender test controversy.

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'Biological male' Imane Khelif wins Paris Olympics boxing bout in 46 seconds; Elon Musk, JK Rowling cry foul as Twitter erupts

NEW DELHI: Paris Olympics has been hit by another major controversy as Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, alleged to be a 'biological male,' defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in a women's boxing bout within 46 seconds on Thursday. The incident has led to a heated debate on social media, drawing in…

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Olympic Committee Slam Reports About Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif As A ‘Misleading Witch Hunt’

The IOC and Paris 2024 organisers have released a joint statement defending Imane Khelif's eligibility and slamming abuse hurled at her.

The Independent UK

IOC responds to boxing gender test scandal at Paris Olympics

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting have been allowed to compete in the Olympics despite failing a gender eligibility test conducted by the International Boxing Association last year

The Guardian - UK

Andy Murray’s tearful farewell, Simone Biles’ brilliance and boxing controversy

Paris saw the best of Olympic sport as Andy Murray ended his career with one last night under the floodlights and US gymnast Simone Biles made history

The Guardian - US

‘Fast, expensive … fancy’: How Sha’Carri Richardson revived her Olympic dream

The American sprinter was at rock bottom when a positive marijuana test ended her hopes before the Tokyo Olympics. She has reinvented herself since

The Independent UK

Breakaway boxing body's president backs the IOC's handling of gender issues at the Paris Olympics

The head of the new governing body that hopes to run the next Olympic boxing tournament says he strongly supports the IOC’s policies at the Paris Olympics

The Independent UK

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip: The unusual device athletes are using for controversial selfies at the Olympics

The square device looks like a polaroid camera – but is in fact a folding phone

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