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"She Has Lost Nine Times": Ex-Boxing World Champion Defends Imane Khelif

Irish ex-world champion Amy Broadhurst, who beat the Algerian boxer at the heart of an Olympics gender row, has defended her on social media and urged people to "stop the bullying." Broadhurst defeated Imane Khelif at the boxing World Championships in 2022, a year before the Algerian was disqualified by the International Boxing Federation after failing gender "eligibility criteria". "Personally I don't think she (Khelif) has done anything to 'cheat'," Broadhurst wrote on X. "I think it's the way she was born and that's out of her control."

Olympic athletes and fans struggle to stay cool as Paris temperatures soar

Athletes and fans struggled to stay cool in the heat as temperatures soared above 30 degrees Celsius in Paris on Tuesday.

The Games will die without young audiences and competitors - IOC

PARIS : The introduction of new sports and more urban and visually spectacular venues are necessary to attract younger audiences to secure the Olympic Games' survival, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Tuesday.

Canadian soccer team awaits appeal decision on eve of crucial game vs. Colombia

Slotted in a valley along the hilly neighbourhoods on the outskirts of this small French city sits a modest two-field soccer complex that became the controversy epicentre for a reeling Canada Soccer program.

US figure skating team to receive Beijing gold medal on Aug. 7

PARIS : The U.S. figure skating team will finally receive their Beijing Olympics team event gold medal on Aug. 7 in Paris, more than two years after Russian teenager Kamila Valieva was found guilty of doping, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.

Olympics 2024: Convicted rapist Van de Velde booed at debut - ESPN

Convicted rapist Steven van de Velde was booed on Sunday as he made his debut at the Paris Olympics in the beach volleyball competition.

Some boos as convicted Dutch rapist makes Olympic beach volleyball debut

PARIS : There were a few discreet boos, and mixed feelings amongst the crowd, as Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde, a convicted rapist, made his Paris 2024 debut for a game in bright sunshine at the feet of the Eiffel tower on Sunday.

IOC says convicted Dutch rapist will compete at Games as planned

PARIS: The International Olympic Committee said on Saturday (Jul 27) it was satisfied with explanations given by the Netherlands Olympic team regarding the participation of a convicted rapist in the Paris Games and that he would be competing as planned.

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"She Has Lost Nine Times": Ex-Boxing World Champion Defends Imane Khelif

Olympic athletes and fans struggle to stay cool as Paris temperatures soar

The Games will die without young audiences and competitors - IOC

Canadian soccer team awaits appeal decision on eve of crucial game vs. Colombia

US figure skating team to receive Beijing gold medal on Aug. 7

Olympics 2024: Convicted rapist Van de Velde booed at debut - ESPN

Some boos as convicted Dutch rapist makes Olympic beach volleyball debut

IOC says convicted Dutch rapist will compete at Games as planned