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Boxing
‘They hate me and I don’t know why’: Khelif wins gold, opens up on gender furore
Khelif became Algeria’s first Olympic gold medallist in 12 years and seventh of all-time, defeating China’s Yang Liu at Roland-Garros.
- by Michael Chammas
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Cindy faced jail if she went home. She’s now one of the feel-good stories of Paris
Cindy Ngamba wins hearts and the refugee team’s first-ever medal despite boxing defeat at Roland Garros.
- by Rob Harris
In Depth
Paris 2024
She came to fight for her country, and ended up a punching bag. So did her sport
What would it mean if boxing disappeared from the Olympics – and frankly, why should you care?
- by Chip Le Grand
‘Always an excuse’: Tszyu fears Russian could pull out of title fight
Tim Tszyu is one of the most avoided fighters on the planet, but hopes his mooted bout against an undefeated Russian doesn’t follow suit.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘I don’t care about the criticism’: Boxer Imane Khelif advances to gold-medal bout
The Algerian boxer at the centre of the gender storm at the Paris Olympics defeated her Thai opponent 5-0 in the semi-final.
- by Michael Chammas
Exclusive
Paris 2024
‘I feel sad for these boxers’: The Australian caught up in Olympics gender row
In 2018, Kristy Harris fought against one of the two boxers at the centre of controversy in Paris. Last year, she sat on the board that ruled on their sex tests.
- by Chris Barrett
Analysis
Paris 2024
This attempt to clarify boxing’s gender row was a shambles. It also told us everything
While journalists and IBA officials exchanged verbal jabs, Algerian boxer Roumaysa Boualam, Imane Khelif’s friend, staged a dignified, one-woman protest.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘Women’s category must be only women’: Doctor defends IBA bans at farcical press conference
At a chaotic press conference in Paris, the IBA detailed tests that had been carried out on boxers who are in the middle of an Olympics controversy.
- by Michael Chammas
IOC was told about boxer’s failed sex test a year ago
Algeria’s Imane Khelif and fellow boxer Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei are assured of medals in Paris after winning quarter-final bouts.
- by Chloe Saltau
Analysis
Paris 2024
The Olympics are to blame for a vicious culture war – and three women are its casualties
Two women entered the Paris Games ready to compete in the sport they love. Instead, they’ve become pawns in a brutal gender storm – one the IOC could have avoided.
- by Jordan Baker
Aussie world champ lashes Italian boxer for ‘publicity stunt’ against Imane Khelif
Skye Nicolson, who fought for Australia at the Tokyo Olympics before turning professional, urged people to “be a lion, not a sheep” and consider the facts before joining the global pile-on.
- by Vince Rugari