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☆ 18 of the biggest scandals in Olympic history
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Erin Mcdowell | Mykenna Maniece | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's sex became the subject of intense scrutiny at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's sex was the subject of intense scrutiny throughout the Games. Richard Pelham/Stringer/Getty ImagesAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif faced scrutiny throughout the Olympics due to the spread of misinformation about her sex. However, International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams repeatedly defended Khalif and Yu-ting against the unspecified tests and the scrutiny facing the athletes. Khelif and Yu-ting went on to win gold medals in their respective weight classes.

Persons: Imane, Richard Pelham, Stringer, Imane Khelif, Italy's Angela Carini, Khelif, —, Lin Yu, Mark Adams, Khalif, Adams Organizations: Getty, Khelif, International Boxing Association, IBA, Associated Press, Olympic, AP

Lacrosse, cricket, baseball and softball — by way of Oklahoma City — are set to make their Olympic returns to L.A. 2028. Breaking, the New York-rooted, 1980s dance form, appeared to be well-received here in Paris but wasn't invited to the L.A. party. The fledgling World Boxing hopes to be that new international body that can gain enough support from national boxing federations to fill the IBA void. Spain's Enmanuel Reyes Pla is punched by Belgium's Victor Schelstraete in the men's 92kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The mayor pointed out that predictions of traffic armageddon in 1984, when the Olympics were last in L.A., never materialized.

Persons: Luke Hales, wasn't, Ami, Elsa, Eric Quinlan, Alison Palaia, “, ” Palaia, “ We’ve, ”, Palaia, Roland, Spain's Enmanuel Reyes Pla, Belgium's Victor Schelstraete, Mohd Rasfan, Paris, Boris Van Der Vorst, Karen Bass, Bass, “ Angelinos, ” Bass, Vivianne Robinson, Sebastian Kahnert, I'm Organizations: PARIS, Lacrosse, Flag, Team Japan, India, Team Netherlands, Olympics, Boxing Association, Boxing, Garros, Getty, NFL, Associated Press, Santa Monica Locations: Los Angeles, Oklahoma, L.A, New York, Paris, U.S, New York City, Brisbane, Russian, AFP, Inglewood, COVID, Southern California

☆ Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games: What can we expect?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The Paris Games are over, the Olympic flame that hung suspended in a cauldron above the Jardins de Tuileries extinguished, and the Olympic flag handed over to Los Angeles for the 2028 Games. Now only a mere 1,432 days away, the LA Olympics begins on July 14, 2028 with its opening ceremony and will run until July 30. So, what can we expect from the Los Angeles Olympic Games in four years’ time? Los Angeles has already hosted two Olympics, in 1932 and 1984, leaving enough infrastructure in place that there won’t be any new permanent venues built for 2028, and athletes will be housed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), instead of a purpose-built Olympic Village. Although it isn’t yet clear exactly where each and every sport will take place in Los Angeles, organizers have already announced some of their biggest venues.

Persons: Tom Cruise, Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Peppers, Kirby Lee, Karen Bass, ” Bass, CNN’s Amara Walker, “ We’ve, we’re, Ueno, Koji Watanabe, Thomas Bach, Louis, Raygun, hasn't, Elsa, Kim Raisner Organizations: CNN, Paris, Olympic, Hollywood, Stade de France, LA, Paralympic Games, Los Angeles Olympic Games, University of California, UCLA, LA Lakers, LA Sparks, Olympics, Los Angeles Memorial, Getty, NFL, Belmont Shore, Whitewater Center, Softball Park, Games, Olympic Movement, Cricket, Paris Olympics, St, Baseball, International Boxing Association, IOC Locations: Los Angeles, Oklahoma City, Exposition, Inglewood, Long, Long Beach . Oklahoma, Angeles, United States, LA, Japan, Tokyo, Paris

☆ World beaters: Women athletes ruled the Olympics
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Raquel Coronell Uribe | Raquel Coronell Uribe Is A Breaking News Reporter. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Sarah Stier / Getty Images filePerhaps most impressive is the sheer number of medals won by U.S. women. The country in fourth place, with the closest number of medals to the American women, is Great Britain, with 65 medals. Sixty-seven medals is a record for U.S. women and a record for any country’s women in general, beating the U.S. total of 66 in Tokyo. Biles and Suni Lee went 1-2 on the all-around and became the first two all-around women gold medalists to go head-to-head in an all-around final. The women’s U.S. basketball team won its eighth Olympic gold in a row, earning a shoutout from former President Barack Obama on X.

Persons: Katie Ledecky, Sarah Stier, Jordan Chiles, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jamie Squire, Chiles, Lauren Scruggs, Amita Berthier, Al Bello, —, Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Amit Elor, Barack Obama, Imane, Ulrik Pedersen, Imane Khelif, Lin Yu, Angela Carini, Khelif, Carini, Lin, ” Organizations: U.S, USA’s, IOC, United States ’, Games, Olympic Games, Boxing Association, Olympic Locations: Paris, Romania, China, Great Britain, Tokyo, Singapore, United, Algeria, Algerian, Taipei, Russian, New Delhi

☆ Olympic champion Imane Khelif files petition with Paris police over online harassment
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

PARIS — Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics, her lawyer said Sunday. The complaint was filed Friday with a special unit in the Paris prosecutor’s office for combating online hate speech, alleging “aggravated cyber-harassment” targeting Khelif, lawyer Nabil Boudi said. In a statement, he described it as a “misogynist, racist and sexist campaign” against the boxer. As is common in French law, the complaint doesn’t name an alleged perpetrator but leaves it to investigators to determine who could be at fault. False claims that Khelif was transgender or a man erupted online, and the International Olympic Committee defended her and denounced those peddling misinformation.

Persons: Imane Khelif, Khelif, “, Nabil Boudi, Angela Carini, Kirsty Burrows, Burrows, Lin Yu, Lin Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, International Olympic, National Unit, Boxing, IOC, Paris Games Locations: France, Algeria, Paris, Taiwan

PARIS — Lin Yu-ting captured featherweight gold on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta and shaking off more than a week of specious allegations that she shouldn’t be fighting in the women’s division. The gold medalist is listed at 5-foot-9 and her Polish opponent at 5-foot-5, but the disparity appeared to be greater in real life, with Lin punching downhill and rarely being threatened. Lin and welterweight gold medalist Imane Khelif of Algeria have both dealt with a firestorm of questions from opponents wrongly questioning their gender since they entered Olympic competition. Questions surrounding their gender stemmed from a decision by the Russian-led International Boxing Association to disqualify them at last year’s Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. The IBA removed those two fighters from a competition at the time, saying they had tests that questioned their gender eligibility.

Persons: PARIS, Lin Yu, Poland’s Julia Szeremeta, Lin, Imane Khelif, Mark Adams, “ Organizations: Roland, Tokyo, Boxing Association, IBA Locations: Taipei, Algeria, Russian, New Delhi

☆ Caster Semenya condemns gender ‘stigma’ that still haunts Olympics, a decade after her first Olympic gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Joseph Ataman | Christina Macfarlane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Paris CNN —For two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, Paris 2024’s boxing was unusually poignant. She took light welterweight gold on Friday night, besting her Chinese opponent in a dominant performance. But her Olympics have been marred by allegations over her gender, citing a 2023 decision by a now-discredited boxing regulator to bar her from a women’s tournament. Khelif was, “born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport,” with IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said. The IOC should be “making sure that all athletes that take part in Olympics are well protected,” Semenya said.

Persons: Semenya, “, ”, Lin Yu, Khelif, Mark Adams, ” Semenya, ” It’s, ” Semenya –, – Organizations: Paris CNN —, CNN, Khelif, of Human, Boxing Association, Olympics, IOC, Athletics, World Athletics, IAAF, European, Tokyo Locations: Paris, Olympics

PARIS — Algerian Imane Khelif won welterweight gold Friday, dispatching China’s Yang Liu and overcoming a firestorm of questions from opponents wrongly questioning her gender. "Your victory today belongs to Algeria, and your gold is Algeria’s gold. Khelif held up her gold medal for the cameras and said this was a culmination of eight years of work. Khelif and Lin are veteran fighters and well-known in the women’s boxing community. She was the first Algerian boxer to participate in the Olympics and win the most beautiful medal,” the Algerian Olympic Committee wrote on Facebook.

Persons: Imane Khelif, China’s Yang Liu, Khelif, Roland, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Lin Yu, Ting, Angela Carini, Yang, didn’t, Lin, “, Umar Kremlev, Khelif’s, sparred, Dmitry Polyanskiy, Toufik Koudri, ”, David K, Li, Sam Brock, Rima Abdelkader Organizations: Roland, Garros, Team Algeria, Algerian, Boxing, IBA, IOC, USA, Gazprom, United Nations, Olympics, Algerian Olympic, Facebook Locations: PARIS, Algerian, Algeria, USA, Europe, Chinese Taipei, France, Russian, New Delhi, Bulgarian, Paris, Russia, ”, Connecticut

☆ Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex and legally difficult. Here's how they work.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Female athletes of color have historically faced disproportionate scrutiny and discrimination when it comes to sex testing and false accusations that they are male or transgender. Since the Tokyo Games in 2021, track’s World Athletics tightened the eligibility rules for female athletes with DSD conditions. Male athletes are not required to regulate their natural levels of testosterone, and female athletes who do not have DSD conditions also can benefit. In this dysfunction, boxing eligibility rules have not kept pace with other sports, and the issues weren’t addressed ahead of the Paris Games. She challenged track and field’s initial testosterone rules passed in 2011 as a reaction to Semenya.

Persons: Lin Yu, Semenya, —, ” Semenya, “, Mark Adams, Lin, Dutee Chand, Chand Organizations: Paris Olympics, Tokyo Olympics, Paris Games, International Boxing Association, Tokyo Games, Athletics, Cycling Union, FIFA, Sport, Olympic, IOC, IBA, European, of Human Locations: Algeria, Taiwan, Paris, Rio, Janeiro, Switzerland, Russian, India, Lausanne

PARIS — The second boxer at the center of a global debate over gender eligibility and fairness at the Paris Olympics won her semifinal match Wednesday, ascending to the featherweight gold medal bout. Lin and another female Olympic boxer, Imane Khelif of Algeria, continue to face intense scrutiny and false accusations about their gender and eligibility to compete with women. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee later confirmed that Staneva was boasting about having XX chromosomes in an attempt to mock Lin. "The opponent is a respectable one.”Algeria's Imane Khelif reacts after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in a women's 66-kilogram semifinal boxing match at the Olympics on Tuesday. Some who initially criticized Khelif and Lin apologized as more information about them and the IBA’s legitimacy came to light.

Persons: Lin Yu, Esra Yildiz, Lin, Imane, Kahraman, Svetlana Staneva, Staneva, Turkey's, Peter Byrne, ” Lin, couldn't, Khelif, Thailand's Janjaem, Ariana Cubillos, Thailand’s Janjaem, Umar Kremlev —, Vladimir Putin —, Thomas Bach, ” Bach, Aijaz, ”, Mark Adams, “, Lin’s, Khelif’s, Kremlev, Imane Khelif, Vadim Ghirda, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Logan Paul, ” Riley Gaines, Nikki Hiltz, “, ” Hiltz, it’s, ” Khelif, Yang Liu of, Julia Szeremeta, Garros, David K, Li, Matt Lavietes, Jiachuan Wu Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, Bulgarian Olympic, Representatives, Turkish Olympic, Press, AP, Tokyo, Boxing Association, Olympic Committee, IOC, IBA, SNTV, USA, Olympics, X, Boston Globe, Roland Locations: Taipei, Turkey, Algeria, Paris, Russian, New Delhi, Russia, Hangzhou, China, Istanbul, “, Yang Liu of China, Taiwan, New York

☆ Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz advances to semifinals for Team USA
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Isabel Yip | Isabel Yip Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Team USA middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz secured a spot in the women’s 1500-meter semifinals after finishing third in their qualifying heat at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. Keep going,” Hiltz wrote, in part, on Instagram. “I will keep men out of women’s sports!” Trump wrote on his social media site, Truth Social, in all caps. “Transphobia is going crazyyyy at these Olympics,” Hiltz wrote in an Instagram story. I could just feel the love and support.”Hiltz will compete in the women’s 1500-meter semifinal on Thursday.

Persons: Nikki Hiltz, “, it’s, ” Hiltz, Imane, Lin Yu, Lin, Khelif’s, Angela Carini, Carini, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Hiltz, transphobia, —, ” Organizations: USA, Paris Olympics, Boxing Association, International Olympic Committee, IOC, IBA, Tokyo Olympics, Games, NBC Sports, Pride, NBC Locations: Instagram, Algeria, Taiwan, Russian, Paris, Italian, “

One of the two female boxers at the center of an Olympic gender controversy pleaded with the public to “avoid bullying all athletes” Sunday night. The association alleged that the women failed to pass unspecified gender tests that found they had male chromosomes. The International Boxing Association, whose president is Umar Kremlev of Russia, reportedly an acquaintance of President Vladimir Putin, has had its legitimacy scrutinized in recent years. (In Olympic boxing, there are no third-place matches, so two bronze medals are awarded to the semifinal losers.) Khelif also clinched an Olympic medal Saturday after defeating Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in a unanimous decision.

Persons: Algeria’s Imane, Lin Yu, ” Khelif, Lin, Khelif, Thomas Bach, SNTV, “, ” Lin, Mark Adams, ”, Umar Kremlev, Vladimir Putin, Khelif’s, Elon Musk, Harry Potter, J.K, Rowling, she’s, ” Rowling, Donald Trump, Giorgia Meloni, Sen, Marco Rubio, ” Trump, Nikki Hiltz, ” Hiltz, Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva, Turkey’s, Kahraman, Anna Luca Hamori, Janjaem Suwannapheng Organizations: Olympic Charter, SNTV, Olympic Committee, Paris Olympics, Boxing Association, International Boxing Association, Elon, Bulgarian Locations: Taiwan, Algerian, Tokyo, Russian, Russia, Istanbul, Paris, “, Donald Trump , Italian, Thailand

☆ A Chaotic News Conference Offers Little Clarity on a Boxing Dispute
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Tariq Panja | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The news conference had been billed as an effort by international boxing authorities to clear up the reasons they banned two athletes from a women’s competition last year, and a chance to shed crucial light on what has become the biggest controversy at the Paris Olympics. Instead, the gathering started 90 minutes late, then veered into the chaotic almost immediately. And when it ended about two hours later, almost nothing about the controversy had been clarified at all. The head of the International Boxing Association, an organization no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee to oversee the sport at the Games, had promised answers about why the organization excluded the two boxers, Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan. Instead, appearing on a giant video screen from a room decorated with religious iconography, the association’s Russian president, Umar Kremlev, delivered wild accusations, personal attacks and employed questionable language when detailing the two women's cases.

Persons: Imane, Lin Yu, Umar Kremlev Organizations: Paris, International Boxing Association, International Olympic Committee, Games Locations: Algeria, Taiwan, Russian

☆ IOC: Tests that called into question boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting ‘not legitimate’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“I need hardly say if we start acting on suspicions against every athlete of whatever, then we go down a very bad route,” he said. And partly data-sharing of this is also highly against the rules, international rules.”“The whole process is flawed,” Adams added. Adams confirmed that the IOC received a letter from the IBA that the 3 Wire Sports website reported concerned Khelif and Lin and, it said, was sent in June of last year to Olympic organizers. Adams wouldn’t discuss the letter’s contents but reiterated: “Those tests are not legitimate.”“There was indeed a letter,” he said. The IOC and international sports bodies have isolated Russia because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Persons: Imane Khelif, Lin Yu, Ting, Mark Adams, Khelif, Lin of, “, ” Adams, ”, ” Lin, ” Taiwan's Lin Yu, Bulgaria's Svetlana Staneva, Ariana Cubillos, Adams, Lin, Adams wouldn’t, ” I’m, Thomas Bach, ” Bach, Bach Organizations: Olympic, International Boxing Association, IBA, Janeiro Games, IOC, Paris Olympics, France, Games Locations: Algeria, Lin of Taiwan, Paris, Russian, Rio, Russia, Ukraine

VILLEPINTE, France — Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal bout at the Paris Olympics against Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in a unanimous decision on Sunday that assured a medal for the featherweight representing Chinese Taipei. Lin said she focused on preparing for the fight, apparently shrugging off baseless questions about her gender and eligibility to compete as a woman. Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting reacts after winning the women's 57kg quarter-final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 4, 2024. But then all five judges scored it 10-9 for Lin in the next two rounds, securing a semifinal appearance. She'll fight Turkey's Esra Yıldız Kahraman on Wednesday night with that winner advancing to the gold medal round on Saturday night.

Persons: France — Lin Yu, Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva, Lin, Taiwan's Lin Yu, Mohd Rasfan, She'll, Kahraman Organizations: Paris Olympics, Bulgarian, Getty, Boxing Association, IOC, USA Boxing, Staneva Locations: VILLEPINTE, France, Taipei, Taiwan, AFP, Russian

Bach said there was “never any doubt” about Yu-ting and Khelif being women. The decision came shortly after Khelif beat Russian boxer Azalia Amineva, who was previously undefeated. Jan Woitas / dpa / picture alliance via Getty Images“I strongly condemn the baseless attacks on our athlete, Imane Khelif, by certain foreign outlets,” Abderrahmane Hammad, Algeria’s minister of youth and sports, wrote on X. “Simply put, Imane Khelif and the other athletes being targeted met the criteria to compete in the Olympics. Yu-ting, 28, beat Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova on Friday and will face Bulgaria’s Svetlana Kamenova Staneva on Sunday.

Persons: Imane Khelif, Thomas Bach, Lin Yu, Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori, Khelif, “, Bach, ” Bach, Angela Carini, Carini, Yu, Fabio Bozzani, Umar Kremlev, Vladimir Putin, Azalia Amineva, ”, Amar Khelif, Sheng Jiapeng, ” Carini, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, she’s, ” Rowling, Donald Trump, Jan Woitas, Imane, Abderrahmane Hammad, ” Ismaël, Nikki Hiltz, ” Khelif’s, Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova, Svetlana Kamenova Staneva Organizations: Olympic, Hungarian, IOC, Paris Games, Khelif, Getty, International Boxing Association, Tokyo Games, Reuters, International Olympic, Algerian national, Olympic Games, Black Justice, “ Locations: Italy, Algerian, Anadolu, New Delhi, Russia, Paris, ’

☆ Algerian Boxer at Center of Olympic Eligibility Fight Clinches Medal
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Emmanuel Morgan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Imane Khelif of Algeria, the boxer at the center of a controversy involving eligibility and fairness that has made the women’s boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics a cultural flashpoint, advanced to the semifinals in her weight class on Saturday. The result guaranteed that Khelif, 25, will leave the Games with her first Olympic medal. But it also ensured that the furor over her participation will continue. The International Olympic Committee, which is overseeing the boxing competition in Paris after it revoked the I.B.A.’s authority, called the decision “arbitrary.” In recent days, the I.O.C. has strongly supported the boxers by stating flatly and repeatedly that they are women and not transgender.

Persons: Imane, Lin Yu Organizations: Paris Olympics, Boxing Association, Olympic Committee Locations: Algeria, Taiwan, Russian, Paris

The second of the two female boxers whose gender identities have recently been scrutinized won her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan defeated Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan in the 57 kg round of 16 match by unanimous decision and advanced to the quarterfinals. Her victory follows Thursday’s win by Algeria’s Imane Khelif, whose gender identity has also come into question in recent days, prompting a social media firestorm. The participation of Lin and Khelif in Olympic women’s boxing has sparked global outrage in recent days after reports resurfaced that the pair failed to meet gender eligibility tests at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi last year. “As with previous Olympic boxing competitions, the gender and age of the athletes are based on their passport,” the IOC said of its eligibility requirements.

Persons: Lin Yu, Sitora Turdibekova, Algeria’s Imane Khelif, Lin, Khelif, Angela Carini of, “, ”, ” Carini, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, ” Trump, Tsai Ing, Anna Hamori of Organizations: Paris Olympics, Sporting, Tokyo Olympics —, “, Algerian Olympic, Sports Committee, International Boxing Association, IBA, Olympic, IOC, Paris, Unit Locations: Taiwan, Uzbekistan, New Delhi, Angela Carini of Italy, Anna Hamori of Hungary

☆ Who is Imane Khelif and why is her Olympic boxing win marred by controversy?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Kara Fox | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Khelif has become a flashpoint for an often misinformed debate about how women are allowed to compete in sports. As Khelif prepares for her next fight on Saturday, here’s what to know:Who is Imane Khelif? Algeria's Imane Khelif (R), is seen after defeating Italy's Angela Carini in the women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris on Thursday. Many athletes have written in support of Khelif, including Irish boxer Amy Broadhurst – who fought and beat Khelif in the World Championships. Female athletes that have differences of sexual development (DSD) are often subject to such tests.

Persons: Imane Khelif, Angela Carini, dislodging, Carini, Mark Adams, ” Adams, Khelif, Italy's Angela Carini, John Locher, “, Lin Yu, Adams, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, JK Rowling, Logan Paul, ” Rowling, Giorgia Meloni, ”, Amy Broadhurst –, Broadhurst, Lin, Semenya, CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne, Camille Knight, Natasha Maguder, Eliza Anyangwe Organizations: CNN, Olympic Committee, Boxing, IBA, Games, IOC, WWE, Algerian Olympic, Human Rights Watch, Paris Games, DSD, European, of Human Rights Locations: Algerian, Italy, Paris, “, Algeria, Budapest

☆ Boxer Imane Khelif, previously barred from women's events, wins first Paris Olympics fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Matt-Lavietes-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Matt Lavietes | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

A female boxer whose gender identity has recently been questioned won her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Imane Khelif of Algeria defeated Angela Carini of Italy after Carini quit 46 seconds into the match. “Full support for our champion Imane Khelif, who is suffering a wave of unjustified hatred,” he wrote on X. Abderrahmane Hammad, Algeria’s minister of youth and sports, addressed concerns over Khelif’s gender identity Wednesday. “I strongly condemn the baseless attacks on our athlete, Imane Khelif, by certain foreign outlets,” he wrote on X.

Persons: Imane, Angela Carini of, Carini, Lin Yu, ” Carini, it’s, ”, we’re, Giorgia Meloni, Donald Trump, Sen, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, ” Trump, Khelif’s, “ Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Elon Musk, Kamala, ” Musk, Trump, Khelif, Ismaël Bennacer, Imane Khelif, ” Khelif, Thursday’s, “, Taiwan's Lin, Abderrahmane Hammad, Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori Organizations: Paris, Tokyo Olympics, Italian, Olympic, South Dakota Gov, Billionaire, Algerian national team, Olympic Games, International Olympic, International Boxing Association, IOC, IBA, Algerian Olympic, Sports, Sports Committee Locations: Algeria, Angela Carini of Italy, Taiwan, New Delhi, “, Khelif, Saturday’s

☆ Samoan Olympic boxer opens up about continuing to fight after coach died in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Isabel Yip | Isabel Yip Is An Intern For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

After a tough bout at his first Olympic match, the Samoan boxer reflected on his decision to keep fighting. After the fight, Plodzicki-Faoagali posted a photo of himself on Instagram with a defeated expression and a black eye. In the caption, he reflected on the mental toll of the “tough week” ahead of his Olympic fight. The International Boxing Association shared condolences in a statement and confirmed the death of the Samoan coach ahead of Plodzicki-Faoagali’s fight. Papua New Guinea’s boxing coach Peter Morrison stepped in to support Plodzicki-Faoagali during the fight.

Persons: Faoagali, Lionel Elika Fatupaito, Belgium’s Victor Schelstraete, ”, “, Elika, you’ve, haven’t, Peter Morrison, Schelstraete, Faoagali “, I’m Organizations: International Boxing Association, Pacific Games, Paris, Olympic Games, “, Boxing Association, Team Samoa, Facebook, Reuters Locations: Samoa, Plodzicki, Papua, Paris

☆ Imane Khelif: Algeria boxer who had gender test issue wins first Olympic fight in Paris when opponent quits
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Villepinte, France AP —Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Carini and Khelif exchanged only a few punches before Carini walked away and abandoned the bout — an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing. They were allowed to compete in Paris by the IOC task force, which has run the past two Olympic boxing tournaments. Olympic boxing reached gender parity for the first time this year, with 124 men and 124 women competing in Paris. Several sports have updated their gender rules over the past three years, including World Aquatics, World Athletics and the International Cycling Union.

Persons: Angela Carini, Khelif, Carini, “, ” Carini, it’s, ” Khelif, Lin Yu, Lin, Uzbekistan’s, Imane, Giorgia Meloni, we’re, Meloni, ” Meloni, Mark Adams, ”, ” Lin, Umar Kremlev, Caitlin Parker, It’s, Nicole Winfield Organizations: France AP, Paris Olympics, North Paris, IBA, Algerian Olympic, Tokyo Games, IOC, Athletics, International Cycling Union, Gazprom, Los Angeles Games, Sport, Swiss, Tribunal, Associated Locations: Villepinte, France, Algeria, Italy, Taiwan, Paris, Janeiro, Russia, Australia, Rome

☆ Do Olympians get paid? Everything you need to know about prize money – for some – at Paris Games
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

On the line are Olympic medals – gold, silver and bronze – as well as the recognition that comes with them. But, unlike many other professional sports, financial reward isn’t necessarily a prize awarded to Olympic athletes in the past. Here’s everything you need to know about Olympic athletes and the compensation they can receive. A Paris 2024 Olympic Games gold medal (top) is seen on display with Paralympic Games gold (right) and silver medals (left). “And they do so and then many of them reward the athletes with prize money for winning medals or diplomas or whatever.

Persons: James B, Connolly, Louis, Benoit Tessier, “, Mark Conrad, ” Conrad, Umar Kremlev, Thomas Bach, Bach, Gabriel Monnet, –, ” Bach, Conrad, Simone Biles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Biles, ” Organizations: CNN, Olympic, Olympic Games, Eiffel, Paralympic Games, International Olympic Committee, IOC, National Olympic Committees, International Federations, NOC, Fordham University Gabelli School of Business, Games, Olympics, Athletics, WA, Los, Association of, International Boxing Association, IBA, Getty, “, Paralympic, Forbes Locations: Massachusetts, St, Paris, AFP, Beijing, “

☆ International Boxing Association is stripped of its recognition, Olympic Committee says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] International Boxing Association(IBA) president Umar Kremlev speaks during the opening ceremony of Women's World Boxing Championships at Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium in New Delhi, India, March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File PhotoLAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 22 (Reuters) - The International Boxing Association's (IBA) recognition as the global body for the sport was stripped on Thursday by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to its failure to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues. While the IOC regularly removes or adds sports to the Olympic Games programme to make them more attractive to younger audiences, it is extremely rare for the Olympic body to strip an international sports federation's recognition. "This is a hugely significant moment for the sport," World Boxing said in a statement. "We urge every national federation ... to join and support World Boxing in its efforts to ensure boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement."

Persons: Umar Kremlev, Anushree, Karolos Grohmann, Alan Baldwin, Jon Boyle, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: Boxing Association, Indira Gandhi, REUTERS, International Olympic Committee, IBA, Sport, IOC, Tokyo, Tokyo Games, Gazprom, Olympic Games, Thomson Locations: New Delhi, India, LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russian, Los Angeles

☆ Sports court rejects IBA appeal, IOC condemns leadership language
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 20 (Reuters) - The International Boxing Association (IBA) has failed to reverse the stripping of its recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday rejecting its urgent appeal. On Tuesday the IOC Executive Board also objected to comments made by the IBA leadership at a regional meeting in Brazil. "The President of the Appeals Arbitration Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today dismissed the IBA’s urgent request," CAS said. On Tuesday the IOC Executive Board said it objected to language used by IBA President Umar Kremlev at an American Boxing Confederation meeting in Brasilia. "The Executive Board of the IOC condemns the violent and threatening language used by the President of the IBA, Umar Kremlev, against a number of individuals from the IOC," it said in a statement.

Persons: Umar Kremlev, Karolos Grohmann, Ken Ferris Organizations: Boxing Association, International Olympic Committee, Sport, IOC, IBA, American Boxing Confederation, Continental, Reuters, Thomson Locations: LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Brazil, Brasilia

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