Published 08/04/2024 1:27:00 p.m.

Why is Imane Khelif at the Center of Olympic Eligibility Controversy

The International Boxing Association reported that both fighters involved in the 2023 event failed gender eligibility tests.
The International Olympic Committee criticized the reliability of these tests, suggesting a politically motivated cultural war is occurring.
The IOC affirmed support for any athlete who qualifies and meets the eligibility criteria set by their international federation.

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BBC News

Boxer gender eligibility: Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting row explained

As a row over eligibility continues to overshadow boxing at the Olympics, we take a detailed look at the background to the dispute.

08/04/2024 3:15:14 p.m.·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Paris Olympics 2024: IOC Declares IBA's Fender Tests on Female Boxers Invalid

The International Olympic Committee said the gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility.

08/04/2024 5:08:40 p.m.·India

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CTV News

Algeria boxer who had gender test issue wins first Olympic fight when opponent quits

Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds.

08/01/2024 3:31:00 p.m.·Canada

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The Independent

IOC calls tests that sparked vitriol targeting boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting impossibly flawed

Olympics organizers have again slammed arbitrary testing imposed on boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Tin that led to a storm of vitriol misidentifying the women as transgender or men

08/04/2024 11:21:44 a.m.·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Italian boxer Carini's exit from bout with Algeria's Khelif amps up rhetoric over testosterone levels

Angela Carini of Italy chose to exit her boxing match Thursday at the 2024 Paris Olympics after taking a punch on the nose less than one minute into her fight against Algeria's Imane Khelif, who was disqualified from last year's world championships after failing the boxing association's gender eligibility testing.

08/02/2024 6:57:19 p.m.·Canada

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Reuters

Italy's Carini abandons fight against Khelif, fuelling gender debate

Italian boxer Angela Carini pulled out of the Paris Olympics mid-fight on Thursday after she sustained a series of crunching blows from her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, who last year failed a gender eligibility test at the World Championships.

08/04/2024 1:27:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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