Kenya's Wanyonyi fastest in red-hot 800 heats
PARIS : Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi sailed through his 800 metres heat in one minute 44.64 seconds on Wednesday, the fastest time of the day in a wide open event.
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‘I don’t care what anyone is saying’: Imane Khelif sidesteps gender row
Imane Khelif says she “doesn’t care” about the controversy swirling over her inclusion in the women’s 66kg boxing category at the Paris Olympics after storming into the gold medal match with a unanimous points win over Janjaem Suwannapheng of Thailand.
Kellie Harrington and Roland Garros served up a real bonne nuit
Ah, Roland Garros! Where cannon fodder is fed to Rafael Nadal like offerings to a god on a deep red clay surface that makes you think of Mars.
Taiwan Threatens Legal Action After International Boxing Association Label Lin Yu-Ting As "Male"
Taiwanese sports officials threatened the International Boxing Association with legal action on Tuesday after the organisation claimed a Taiwanese fighter in the Paris Olympics women's competition was "a man". Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting and Algeria's Imane Khelif, both of whom are guaranteed a medal after reaching the semi-finals, are at the centre of a major gender row. The IBA disqualified them from its world championships in 2023, but boxing in Paris is run by the International Olympic Committee, which cleared them to compete.
Algeria's Imane Khelif to fight for gold after winning women's welterweight semifinal
Boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women's welterweight division at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night, moving one win away from what she calls the best response to the worldwide scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender.
Algerian Khelif wins semi-final amid gender row
PARIS : Imane Khelif beat Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the Paris Games on Tuesday to progress to the final at Roland Garros.
Algeria fans flock to Roland Garros to support Khelif amid gender dispute
PARIS : Algeria fans flocked into Roland Garros looking to support Imane Khelif as the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute at the Olympics prepared for her welterweight semi-final on Tuesday.
Khelif puts gender dispute aside to reach final as fans flock to support her
PARIS : Imane Khelif, one of the two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, vowed on Tuesday to put the controversy behind her and make Algeria and the Arab world proud.