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Culture war ignites in women's boxing

After a boxer withdrew from a match, Trump, JK Rowling and Elon Musk spread misinformation about her opponent

Salon

Italian boxer sorry amid transphobic war

Angela Carini apologized for her treatment of opponent Imane Khelif, and for a transphobic storm that brewed after

Salon

Olympic boxer Lin Yu-Ting dominates as gender eligibility issue unfolds

Controversy surrounding gender eligibility in boxing at the Paris Games has sparked outrage, including from honorary U.S. coach Jake Paul.

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Italian Boxer Angela Carini Apologizes For Post-Fight Behavior

Italian boxer Angela Carini apologizes for her behavior towards Algerian boxer Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics, highlighting the importance of sportsman...

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How Lin Yu-ting overcame ‘pressure’ to land Olympics win amid gender controversy

The Taiwanese fighter followed Algeria’s Imane Khelif in featuring at the Paris Olympics amid widespread attention after failing gender eligibility tests in a previous tournament last year

The Independent UK

Vitriol about female boxer fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes

The Independent UK

Olympics 2024: sponsors need to see the benefits of social as well as commercial impact

The Olympic Games would be nothing without the thousands of athletes who gather every four years to compete at the very highest level. But nor would it be such a grand spectacle without the companies and brands which stump up the sponsorship to fund it.

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Russian Tennis Players Win Medals As Individual Neutral Athletes

Russian tennis players Andreeva and Shnaider make history at Paris Olympics as Individual Neutral Athletes, securing medals despite not representing Russia.

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Olympics 2024: Lin Yu-ting wins first fight at Paris Games amid boxing gender row

Along with Imane Khelif, Lin is allowed to compete despite having been disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing a gender test

Evening Standard

Angela Carini ‘wants to apologise’ to Imane Khelif for aftermath of controversial Olympic boxing bout

Carini abandoned the bout after just 46 seconds and afterwards refused to hug or shake the hand of Khelif, who failed a gender eligibility test at last year’s Boxing World Championship

The Independent UK

Lin Yu-ting wins opening Olympics bout on points amid gender controversy

Lin and Algerian Imane Khelif were both disqualified from last year’s World Championships for failing to meet gender eligibility criteria.

The Independent UK

Most 2024 Paris Olympics apps are putting your privacy at risk

Researchers found that most apps require excessive and dangerous permissions while sharing your sensitive data. Here's how to stay safe.

TechRadar

Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Apologizes To Rival After Gender Controversy

Italian Olympic boxer Angela Carini said she wanted to apologize to the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif amid misinformation about her gender spreading on social media. The post Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Apologizes To Rival After Gender Controversy first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Taiwanese Boxer Lin Yu-Ting Advances To Quarterfinals Amid Controversy

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting faces gender eligibility controversy at Olympics despite victory. Controversy surrounds her journey to the Games.

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The Guardian - UK

Chic and beautiful Olympic party in Paris still searching for moments of true unity

Sport remains a powerful intoxicant but some wonderful moments aside, the French capital has felt a little atomised

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Paris 2024 Must Leave A Transformative Public Health Legacy In France And Beyond

After much anticipation, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are now underway, with the first competitions on 24 July followed two days later by the groundbreaking opening ceremony on the River Seine.

The Guardian - UK

Hungarians protest over Khelif bout as Olympic boxing gender row escalates

The Hungarian Boxing Association has protested to the IOC over its decision to allow Imane Khelif to compete before her quarter-final bout with one of its boxers

Evening Standard

What is DSD? The condition at the heart of the row over Imane Khelif's boxing gender test

The inclusion of boxers with relatively high testosterone levels in the women’s Olympics has been controversial

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The Conversation

The French baron who revived the Olympics believed they were more than sport – they were a religion of perfection and peace

Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, always envisioned the Games as much more than the sum of their parts. “Olympism,” as he coined it, was a new type of religion – one shorn of gods, yet transcendent all the same.

USA Today Sports Media Group

The discourse over Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is disappointing, gross and dangerous

Critics of Imane Khelif should be ashamed.

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Italian Boxer Angela Carini Quits Bout Against Algerian Opponent

Italian boxer Angela Carini's early exit from Paris Olympics bout against Imane Khelif stirs controversy and discussions.

The Conversation

What the 2024 Olympics tells us about global geopolitics

Since the Olympic Games in Paris began, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has posted the statement “This is France!” several times on his social media platforms.

The Independent UK

Boxer who beat Imane Khelif at 2022 World Championship speaks out about Olympic gender controversy

Amy Broadhurst beat Imane Khelif, who is in the middle of a gender eligibility storm at Paris 2024, in the final of the 2022 World Championships

The Independent UK

Liz Truss, Musk and JK Rowling weigh in on Olympic boxing controversy to spread false anti-trans rhetoric

Carini’s reaction has led to an ‘unfair’ social media pile-on against Khelif

Evening Standard

Who is Imane Khelif? The Algerian gold medal boxer who has filed a cyberbullying lawsuit

After finding herself at the centre of a gender storm during her Olympic boxing run, Imane Khelif has now filed a lawsuit which names JK Rowling and Elon Musk. Emma Loffhagen reports

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