PARIS — French prosecutors opened an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Summer Games, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Monday. The athlete’s lawyer Nabil Boudi filed a legal complaint with a special unit in the … Read more
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. Khelif won gold Friday in the women’s welterweight division, becoming a new hero in her native Algeria and bringing … Read more
PARIS — Women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics has highlighted the complexity of drafting and enforcing sex eligibility rules for women’s sports and how athletes like Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan are left vulnerable in the fallout. When eligibility for women’s events has come into question, it often has been a … Read more
Australian cycling veteran Matthew Glaetzer is an Olympic medallist at his fourth and final Games, and few have had endured a tougher path to get there. The 31-year-old, dubbed by many as cycling’s unluckiest man, has overcome injury, heartbreak and even thyroid cancer to finally have an Olympic medal draped around his neck. If his … Read more
A’ja Wilson and the United States women’s basketball team can move closer to their record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal Wednesday at the Paris Olympics, while Lin Yu-ting competes in boxing. See the full schedule of events and read more on what to watch below: Led by two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, the seven-time defending champion … Read more
Olympic boxer Imane Khelif says the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity” and is calling for an end to the bullying of athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on Sunday night in … Read more
PARIS — PARIS (AP) — Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her. The Algerian athlete spoke about her tumultuous Olympic experience on … Read more
VILLEPINTE, France — Boxer Cindy Ngamba made history on Sunday by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal. The 25-year-old originally from Cameroon offered hope for the Refugee Olympic Team that was created to call attention to the plight of refugees across the world. Ngamba’s victory at the Paris … Read more
Caitlin Parker has secured Australia’s first medal in Olympic women’s boxing after a dominant quarter-final win over Morocco’s Khadija Mardi. The 28-year-old was the clear victor despite a 4-1 split decision. She is guaranteed a medal and will fight for a place in the 75kg gold medal match when the competition moves to the Roland … Read more
PARIS — The latest updates on news in an action-packed day of events Saturday at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including women’s soccer, Sha’Carri Richardson going for an Olympic gold, Imane Khelif possibly clinching an Olympic boxing medal and swimmer Katie Ledecky going for her ninth gold medal: Halfway to its goal of gold, the U.S. … Read more
