Australian boxer and featherweight champion Skye Nicolson has come to the defense of two boxers at the center of a gender eligibility controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nicolson, who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, took to social media to address the situation involving Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting after it surfaced…
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News IOC president labels scrutiny about two Olympic boxers who failed gender test as ‘hate speech’
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News IBA spars with IOC over eligibility of Olympic boxers who failed gender tests
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News Controversial boxer’s next opponent ‘not scared’ for matchup: ‘I don’t care about the press’
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif advanced to the women’s 66kg quarterfinals on Thursday after Khelif’s opponent forfeited just 46 minutes into the match. Khelif fought Italian boxer Angela Carini, who said she decided to take the loss after getting punched harder than she had ever been punched in her career. Khelif is under fire for having…
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News 2 boxers cleared to compete in women’s division at Paris Olympics after gender eligibility questions, IOC says
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News 2 boxers competing in Paris Olympics were previously DQ’d over gender eligibility issues
Two boxers who were previously disqualified for failing to meet eligibility requirements to compete in women’s matches last year will compete in the Paris Olympics. Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting will compete for a medal in the women’s 66-kilogram and women’s 57-kilogram matches. However, both competitors faced controversy in 2023. CLICK HERE FOR…
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News Small Cuban town produces Olympic-level boxers, winning gold medals and putting the town on the map
This small town on the outskirts of Havana has been quietly producing the best Olympic boxers in the world for decades. Since 1972, spurred by former leader Fidel Castro’s passion and investment in sport, Cuban fighters have taken 41 Olympic gold medals, 19 silver and 18 bronze – an awe-inspiring haul unmatched by any other…
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