Wrestling-Japan's Higuchi and Bulgaria's Ramazanov win freestyle golds
PARIS : Japan's Rei Higuchi won the gold while Spencer Lee of the United States claimed silver in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling at the Paris Olympics on Friday.
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Bach: ‘Women boxing gender row, politically motivated culture war’
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach, has defended boxers Imane Khelif of Algeria, and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan amid controversy over their gender, stating that they both met the “clear definition of a woman” and underlined that “we are not going to engage in a politically motivated culture war.”
Spain look for second straight Olympic final, Morocco aim for another surprise
PARIS : Tokyo Games silver medallists Spain take on Morocco on Monday aiming to reach a second consecutive Olympic men's football final and avenge a painful World Cup last-16 loss to the African side two years ago.
Afghan Judoka At Paris Olympics Denies Doping After Failing Test
Mohammad Samim Faizad, one of only six Afghans at the Paris Olympics, denied intentionally doping on Saturday after he was provisionally suspended having failed a test for a banned steroid. The 21-year-old judoka, who was beaten 11-0 in the French capital on Tuesday in the men's -81kg category, had told AFP on the eve of the Games that competing at the Olympics was a dream come true. He was provisionally suspended on Friday after a test "returned an adverse analytical finding for the non-specified substance stanozolol metabolites", the International Testing Agency said.
Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov live results and analysis - ESPN
Terence Crawford moves up to junior middleweight to challenge WBA champion Ismail Madrimov on Saturday at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. (ESPN+ PPV, 6 p.m. ET). The WBO interim title will also be on the line.
Paris 2024: Imane Khelif advances to semi-finals via unanimous decision
Imane Khelif, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Olympics, secured victory in her women's 66kg quarter-final bout against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori.
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.
After Imane Khelif, Another Gender Row Hits Boxing At Paris Olympics 2024 Post Lin Yu-ting's Win
One of the boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics comfortably reached the quarter-finals Friday, as fellow fighters and public figures weighed into the furore. Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting beat Sitora Turdibekova from Uzbekistan on a unanimous points decision in the women's 57kg class in her opening bout in Paris. The 28-year-old Lin is embroiled in a political punch-up over her eligibility, along with fellow boxer Imane Khelif, after the Algerian beat her Italian opponent in just 46 seconds on Thursday. Khelif and Lin both fought at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics without controversy.