Explainer-Who is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif?
PARIS : Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has been at the centre of a debate about gender in sport after her Italian opponent pulled out of their bout less than a minute into the contest.
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Olympics: Why Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif, Embroiled In Gender Row, Is Being Called 'Biological Male' - Explained
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked a row after she was disqualified from a previous competition over reportedly high levels of testosterone. Figures such as far-right Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni quickly condemned that Khelif was allowed to compete at the Games. As the controversy threatened to overshadow the sixth day of the Olympics, here are some facts about testosterone.
Olympics boss demands respect for boxers at centre of gender controversy
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach insisted there was “never any doubt” that the two boxers at the centre of a gender row are women.
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Sha'Carri Richardson goes for Olympic glory in the women's 100m on Saturday and Simone Biles chases a third gold in Paris, as an Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row returns to action. On the penultimate night of swimming, Katie Ledecky, now the most decorated US woman Olympian, seeks to add 800m freestyle gold to her 1500m title. And on the clay courts of Roland Garros, Zheng Qinwen takes on Donna Vekic with a chance to win China's first tennis singles gold.
Olympics: Angela Carini to get $50K in loss to Imane Khelif - ESPN
The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy's Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds on Thursday, $50,000 in prize money, it said on Friday.
IOC leader says 'hate speech' directed at Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting at Olympics is unacceptable
IOC President Thomas Bach said Saturday the "hate speech" directed at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting at the Paris Olympics is "totally unacceptable."
Angela Carini to be awarded prize money by IBA despite Olympic loss to Imane Khelif
The International Boxing Association claims it will award Angela Carini the prize money she would have won had she become Olympic champion.