IOC defends Olympic boxers in gender eligibility controversy amid firestorm
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Gender row explodes at Paris Olympics after boxer’s quickfire win
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s 46-second victory at the Paris Olympics on Thursday sparked a furious row over gender eligibility rules, with Harry Potter author JK Rowling saying the Games were “forever tarnished”.
Italian boxer abandons bout against Algerian disqualified from previous competition for elevated testosterone
Algerian Imane Khelif's Paris Olympics welterweight fight against Angela Carini in the round of 16 lasted 46 seconds after the Italian had to stop following a powerful punch to the nose.
Social media rages as Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes wins fight in less than 1 minute
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"Matter Of Great Joy": Swapnil Kusale's Coach On Shooter's Olympic Bronze
After India shooter Swapnil Kusale's historic bronze medal at the ongoing Paris Olympics, his former coach Vishwajeet Shinde expressed his feelings saying that his victory has brought great joy to the nation. Kusale became the first Indian shooter to win a medal in the men's 50m rifle 3P event. The shooter clinched the bronze medal for India in the 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men's Final after finishing in third place with an aggregate of 451.4. He secured India's third overall medal in shooting. "I am very happy he got an Olympic medal today. His victory is a matter of great joy for us. This is the result of the hard work he did and I am very happy for him," Vishwajeet Shinde told ANI.
"She Will Give Her 100 Per Cent": Lovlina Borgohain's Father After His Daughter's Victory In First Round
Following Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain's victory over Norway's Sunniva Hofstad, her father, Tiken Borgohain, expressed confidence in his daughter's performance in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Lovlina defeated Hofstad 5-0 in the women's 75 kg round of 16 bouts on Wednesday. Borgohain, a bronze medalist in the 69 kg category at Tokyo 2020, is seeded eighth in her first 75 kg Olympic tournament. "It was a good fight. She won her first bout 5-0. I think she should try harder. The next round will be even tougher," Tiken Borgohain told ANI.
Explainer-DSD rules in focus in women's boxing
PARIS : The presence at the Paris Olympics of two boxers who were disqualified from last year's world championships has revived the discussion over whether athletes with Differences of Sexual Development (DSD) should compete in women's competition.
Explained: The gender controversy miring women's Olympic boxing
Two Olympic boxers have found themselves at the centre of a fractious controversy in recent days, following a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow them to compete in Paris.