Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s 46-second victory at the Paris Olympics has ignited a heated debate over gender eligibility rules with global public figures and sporting bodies weighing in. Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned the match against Khelif on Thursday, walking away from the contest to her corner – an extremely rare scene in Olympic boxing. …
Algeria’s Imane Khelif fought past the criticism targeted at her to beat Hungary’s Luca Anna Hamori by unanimous decision in the welterweight quarterfinals at the Paris Games and ensured Algeria’s first Olympic boxing medal since 2000. Khelif, a silver medallist at the 2022 Worlds, and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting have been in the spotlight in …
The Israeli passport is currently ranked 20th place on the Henley Passport Index. The official X handle of the State of Israel has reacted to a post that lists the names of countries that deny entry to Israeli passport holders. Notably, a page called World Of Statistics has named a few countries that don’t allow …