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‘They hate me and I don’t know why’: Khelif wins gold, opens up on gender furore

‘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 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
She came to fight for her country, and ended up a punching bag. So did her sport
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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

‘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

‘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
‘I feel sad for these boxers’: The Australian caught up in Olympics gender row
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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
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Boxing’s gender saga has a simple short-term fix. The bigger picture is more of a problem
Editorial
Paris 2024

Boxing’s gender saga has a simple short-term fix. The bigger picture is more of a problem

Sporting bodies around the globe are struggling to come to terms with a complex nexus of biology, gender and fairness in women’s sports.

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This attempt to clarify boxing’s gender row was a shambles. It also told us everything
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

‘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

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
The Olympics are to blame for a vicious culture war – and three women are its casualties
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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