Imane Khelif bursts into tears after securing Olympic medal with semifinal win
Algerian boxer Imane Kherif, whose Olympic qualification was the subject of controversy two days ago after his opponent abandoned the bout 46 seconds into the match, was in tears on Saturday after at least winning a bronze medal. Kherif’s gender-based eligibility sparked outrage and online outrage, leading the IOC to issue a statement confirming Kherif’s […]
Imane Khelif wins quarterfinal bout amid Olympics gender controversy
Imane Kherif is moving forward, and one of the Paris Olympics’ biggest controversies isn’t likely to go away anytime soon. Kherif, the Algerian boxer whose gender eligibility dispute has been a source of controversy among the International Olympic Committee, the International Boxing Association and all people with opinions, defeated Hungary’s Anna-Luka Hamori by unanimous decision […]
IOC President Thomas Bach calls out ‘hate speech’ at boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting amid gender controversy
IOC president Thomas Bach said on Saturday that “hate speech” against boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yuting at the Paris Olympics was “totally unacceptable.” “We will not take part in politically motivated culture wars,” Bach said at a news conference. Algeria’s Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin have faced days of global scrutiny over their gender, with […]
Angela Carini has regrets after Imane Khelif Olympic gender controversy explodes
Angela Carini is trying to quell the furor surrounding Imane Kherif. The Italian boxer, whose loss to Kherif by 46 seconds on Thursday sparked an Olympic debate over the gender of his Algerian opponent, apologized on Friday. “These disputes make me sad,” Carini told the Italian newspaper. Gazzetta dello Sport“I also feel sorry for my […]
Brianda Tamara recalls nightmare Imane Khelif fight amid Olympic controversy
It turns out that Thursday’s bout with Algerian boxer Imane Kherif wasn’t the first time that a female boxer feared for her safety. On Thursday, Italian opponent Angela Carini was hit on the nose and forced to withdraw after just 46 seconds in her match against Kheriff, breaking down in tears and saying she had […]
Jake Paul invites Angela Carini to undercard after Imane Khelif Olympic drama
Jake Paul is offering Angela Carini the chance to showcase her boxing skills under his brand Most Valuable Promotions. The YouTube personality-turned-boxer posted on social media on Thursday about the Italian boxer’s Olympic bout against Algeria’s Imane Kherif, in which he was hit with a powerful punch and forced to abandon the bout after 46 […]
IOC defends Imane Khelif position in Olympics boxing controversy
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended two boxers at the center of a gender debate that has taken the 2024 Summer Olympics by storm. Algeria’s Imane Kherif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting have come under fire after being disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing gender eligibility tests at the 2023 World Championships […]
Who is Imane Khelif: The Algerian Olympic boxer deemed to have male chromosomes
Algerian boxer Imane Kherif is currently at the center of a debate over gender eligibility, which intensified after her victory over an Italian female boxer at the Paris Olympics on August 1. This will be Kherif’s second Olympic appearance – the boxer competed for Algeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2021. But since then, […]
Elon Musk, Riley Gaines on Imane Khelif-Angela Carini controversy
The backlash continues over the short Olympic match between Algerian boxer Imane Kherif and Italy’s Angela Carini. Kheriff, embroiled in a gender debate at the 2024 Paris Olympics, was declared the winner of Thursday’s welterweight bout after Carini was hit multiple times in the face and gave up just 46 seconds into the bout. Imane […]
Why Imane Khelif can fight in 2024 Olympics but not world championships
The Paris Olympics are facing questions over their decision to allow two boxers disqualified from the 2023 world championships to compete in the women’s category. Those questions deepened on Thursday when one of the players, Imane Kherif of Algeria, forced her opponent, Angela Carini of Italy, to withdraw 46 seconds into their first-round match. On […]