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Algerian Olympic Chief Blames ‘Zionist Lobby’ for Gender Allegations Against Boxer

The head of the Algerian Olympic Committee has blamed the “Zionist lobby” for the ongoing controversy over an Algerian Olympic boxer who failed the IBA’s gender test. According to Israel Hayom, Yassine Arab, president of the Algerian Olympic Committee, blamed Jews and their supporters for the controversy surrounding the boxer, who many say is male. […]

Imane Khelif has been ‘greatly affected’ by Olympics gender controversy

PARIS — Algerian boxer Imane Kherif, who found herself at the center of a gender debate at the Paris Olympics, has worked hard to reach the level she is at but is the victim of a power struggle for control of the sport, her coach said Tuesday. The International Boxing Association (IBA) has banned Kheriff […]

International Boxing Association Fires Back at IOC in Row over Gender Tests: ‘This Boxer Is Male’

The International Boxing Association (IBA) held a press conference on Monday to defend itself over the controversial expulsion of two boxers against claims that the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision was unfair. According to Russia’s TASS news agency, IBA president Umar Kremlyov explained the organisation’s decision to strip Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Kherif […]

5 Key Questions and Answers about the Olympic Boxing Gender Controversy

2. Are Kerif and Lynn men? Slide 2 of 5 This is the crux of the debate. Umar Kremlyov, a Russian national and president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), was quoted in Russian media last year as saying: To tell A DNA test revealed that both Kherif and Lin have XY chromosomes, meaning they […]

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif decries bullying amid gender misconceptions

Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Kayrouf has called for an end to bullying of athletes after competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics, but unfounded claims about her gender have sparked outrage, particularly among right-wing figures. “I send a message to people all over the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter and to […]