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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.
PARIS — Team Philippines launches a major assault in a bid to crack the 2024 Olympics medal board on Saturday, unleashing three lead guns who could spark the start of the finest hours for the Nationals in the Paris Games.
MANILA, Philippines — Simone Biles recaptured her all-around gymnastics crown on Thursday for her sixth Olympic gold and second in Paris, as a gender eligibility row in boxing shook the Games and sparked broader debate.
PARIS — Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines chairman Ricky Vargas is sticking with his prediction that the Philippines can punch the breakthrough golden feat in the 2024 Olympics.
It finally happened in the Olympic Games. Gender uncertainty has stained the boxing tournament in Paris. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won her bout when her Italian opponent Angela Carini quit their bout after only 46 second with a suspected broken nose. But that’s not the issue.
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina pug Aira Villegas used her quickness in shocking No. 2 seed Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s 50kg boxing competition in the Paris Olympics early Friday.
PARIS – Tokyo boxing silver medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, and world champion gymnast Carlos Yulo have all set their Paris bids in motion.