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Imane Khelif clinches Olympic gold as Algeria’s new hero amid gender row

The Algerian outboxed Yang Liu to win gold in the women’s welterweight tournament at Paris 2024

The Independent UK

Algeria’s Imane Khelif wins controversial Olympic boxing gold

Khelif has found herself at the centre of a gender eligibility storm in Paris.

The Independent UK

Algeria's Khelif rides out storm for boxing glory

Algerian fighter Imane Khelif has won her country's first women's boxing gold medal, defeating China's Yang Liu in the welterweight final in Paris.

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Algerian Gender-row Boxer Khelif Storms To Olympic Gold

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif defied a major gender controversy to win gold at the Paris Olympics on Friday in front of a pulsating Roland Garros crowd that roared her to victory.

International Business Times

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

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

Former Imane Khelif opponent calls criticism of Olympic boxer ‘ignorant and stupid’

In 2019, Anja Stridsman was a decision winner against Khelif, who boxes for Olympic gold on Friday

The Independent UK

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OPINION - Putting their gender into doubt is another way to oppress women like Imane Khelif

Comment: Phyllis Ellis writes on the Olympic boxing saga

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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

The Guardian - UK

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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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…

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 Guardian - UK

Second Olympic gender row boxer Lin Yu-ting into gold medal match

Lin Yu-ting defeated Esra Yildiz Kahraman to reach the women’s 57kg gold medal match

The Independent UK

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work

Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women's sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout

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The Conversation

Imane Khelif controversy at Paris Olympics shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind

In their preliminary 2024 Olympic women’s boxing match, Algeria’s Imane Khelif delivered a painful blow to the face of Italy’s Angela Carini, who abandoned the fight after 46 seconds.

Evening Standard

Olympics 2024: Boxer Imane Khelif issues defiant response after reaching final

Algerian fighter to meet China’s Liu Yang in Friday’s gold-medal match

The Times of India

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold medal match amid gender row at Paris Olympics

NEW DELHI: Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer at the center of a significant gender controversy during the Paris Olympics, emerged victorious in her semi-final bout on Tuesday. Competing in the women's 66kg category, Khelif secured at least a silver medal after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng, the 2023 world silver medallist,…

Evening Standard

Imane Khelif: Boxer at centre of OIympic gender row to fight for gold after semi-final success

Algerian gets strong support as she beats Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand in women’s welterweight clash at Roland Garros

The Independent UK

‘I don’t care what anyone is saying’ – Imane Khelif sidesteps gender row

The Algerian 66kg finalist and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei were previously ruled ineligible by the International Boxing Association.

The Independent UK

Boxer Imane Khelif to fight for Olympic gold after dominant semi-final win amid gender row

Khelif is one of two boxers at the centre of a gender eligibility row at the Paris Olympics

The Guardian - UK

The men of international boxing use the Olympics to spoil for another kind of fight

With geopolitics in play, the IBA has made the IOC look ridiculous in the row about the women’s competition

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