Controversial boxer moves closer to gold
MANILA, Philippines — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, at the center of a row about her eligibility to fight in the women’s category, won again at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to move into the gold-medal bout.
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Press Release - Jinggoy seeks conferment of Senate Medal of Excellence to Olympic bronze medalist Aira Villegas
FOR giving the Philippines' third medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said boxer Aira Villegas deserves to be conferred with the Senate Medal of Excellence.
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Taiwan threatens legal action over Olympic boxing gender row
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese sports officials threatened the International Boxing Association with legal action on Tuesday after the organization claimed a Taiwanese fighter in the Paris Olympics women's competition was "a man".
Sprint Queen crowned and it’s not Richardson
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Taiwanese rally behind 'brave' boxer Lin at center of gender brawl
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Sports fans at a Taipei bar burst into applause when Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting was declared winner in her opening Olympic bout -- a victory that comes as controversy around her gender stirs heated debate.
Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row wins as controversy rages
PARIS, France — One of the boxers at the center of a gender controversy at the Olympics comfortably reached the quarter-finals Friday, as fellow fighters and public figures weighed into the furore.
The gloves are off: Explaining the Olympic boxing gender scandal
PARIS – A scandal has engulfed the boxing competition in the Paris Olympics after an Algerian woman boxer who previously failed a gender eligibility test stopped her opponent after 46 seconds.