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PARIS : Italy's Sofia Raffaeli on Thursday topped the list of 24 rhythmic gymnasts vying for a spot in the individual all-around finals at Paris, ending the day with 139.100 points and ahead of world number one Darja Varfolomeev of Germany.
PARIS : Former refugee Kimia Alizadeh bowed out to her old friend from back home in Iran, Nahid Kiyanichandeh, in a taekwondo featherweight contest at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, four years after she fled her homeland.
Taiwan's Sports Administration have protested against the International Boxing Association's (IBA) stance on a gender row involving one of its fighters at the Paris Games, saying its Olympic committee was considering whether to file a lawsuit.
PARIS : For elite athletes to perform at their highest levels, they need to adapt.
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting became the second fighter at the centre of a Paris Olympics gender row to guarantee herself a medal after convincingly winning her quarter-final on Sunday. Lin, who together with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is at the centre of a storm over their eligibility, defeated Bulgaria's Svetlana Staneva on an unanimous points decision to reach the semi-finals of the women's 57kg category. With her second win of the tournament, the 28-year-old Lin is certain to win a medal because losing semi-finalists in the boxing take home bronze. After a scrappy and tetchy fight, the 34-year-old Staneva made an X sign with her fingers to the crowd and, clearly angry, declined to speak to reporters.
SEINE-SAINT-DENIS, France — Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has guaranteed herself a medal after securing victory over Bulgaria's Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in the women's 57kg quarterfinals Sunday.
Debate over the biological sex of a boxer who won a women's match at the Olympic Games is sweeping the globe. Here's what Americans have to say about the issue.
PARIS : Bulgarian boxing coach Borislav Georgiev said the gender debate engulfing the Paris Olympics had spilled over into the ring and influenced judges into awarding Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting a win over Svetlana Kamenova Staneva in Sunday's quarter-final fight.