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Gender-row Olympic boxer Lin won’t compete at world championships

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif both set to miss boxing’s world championships amid ongoing gender row.

Al Jazeera

Imane Khelif appeals against World Boxing’s ban over genetic sex testing

Khelif was blocked from participating in any World Boxing event until she had undergone genetic sex testing

The Independent UK

World Boxing will require sex testing for fighters before world championships in September

The governing body for Olympic-style boxing will require sex testing for all fighters wishing to compete in the women’s division at its world championships next month

The Independent UK

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Kirsty Coventry vows that IOC will ensure fairness for female athletes

Two athletes – Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting – won gold medals despite having been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships.

The Independent UK

Olympic champ Imane Khelif skips Eindhoven event after World Boxing introduces mandatory sex testing

Olympic champion Imane Khelif is skipping the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes

The Independent UK

World Boxing apologises for naming Imane Khelif in gender testing rule change

The governing body last week announced the introduction of mandatory sex testing, saying Khelif would be unable to compete without first taking a test

The Independent UK

Officials Say Report Claiming Imane Khelif Is Biologically Male Is 'Illegitimate', Blame Russian Smear Campaign

Officials reject claims Imane Khelif is biologically male, calling it an illegitimate report and blaming a Russian smear campaign after her Olympic win.

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Susan Egelstaff: Finally, men have been banned from punching women in the face

Imane Khelif's Olympic boxing gold medal last summer was one of the most talked-about in Olympic history. She had been scheduled to return to the…

The National (Scotland)

Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif requires gender test to continue fighting

World Boxing says Algerian gold medallist must get genetic screening to compete in future events, including Olympics.

Al Jazeera

Imane Khelif must undergo sex testing as World Boxing brings in new rules

The Algerian, who won gold at Paris 2024, had been due to compete at the Eindhoven Box Cup next week

The Independent UK

How sports have reacted to Supreme Court’s transgender women ruling

The debate over transgender women in sports has only intensified since the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman

The Independent UK

‘It’s a privilege’: Boris van der Vorst, the man who saved Olympic boxing

By forming a new governing body, World Boxing, the Dutchman prevented the sport being banished by the IOC

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Hearn reveals Anthony Joshua timeline for comeback after ‘injury setback’

‘AJ’ last fought in September, suffering a knockout loss to IBF champion Daniel Dubois

The Independent UK

World Boxing to determine new gender rules ‘in weeks rather than months’ after 2024 Olympics row

The new guidance is expected before the World Boxing Cup at the end of March as the sport looks to draw a line under a contentious issue

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The Guardian - UK

World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’

World Boxing has reached ‘an advanced stage’ of its investigation into the gender eligibility row at last year’s Olympics and expects to announce its findings in a matter of ‘weeks rather than months’

The Sports Daily

Boxing to return to 2028 Olympic Games

Boxing to return to 2028 Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee likes what they have seen from World Boxing.

The Guardian - UK

Boxing’s Olympic future set to be secured after IOC recommendation

Boxing’s status as an Olympic sport appears to be secure after IOC president recommended its inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games

The Independent UK

Olympic chiefs want boxing back in Games for Los Angeles 2028

Boxing is currently not part of the official programme for LA but that could soon change

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Boxing set for LA 2028 after surviving Olympic KO

Australian boxers can set their sights on extending the country's recent pugilistic Olympic success with the IOC set to back boxing's inclusion for LA 2028.

The Sports Daily

Boxing's chances of 2028 Olympic participation enhanced

Boxing's chances of 2028 Olympic participation enhanced. The IOC is recognizing World Boxing as of Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Boxing moves closer to inclusion for 2028 LA Olympics after IOC update

Boxing is currently not in the Olympic programme for LA 2028

The Guardian - UK

After the show: what happened next to Olympic gender row boxers?

Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting won historic gold medals in Paris, but the future of both fighters remain in doubt

The Guardian - UK

IBA sticking with Gazprom sponsorship as boxing still in limbo at 2028 Olympics

The International Boxing Association is still taking sponsorship money from the Russian state energy supplier Gazprom but could still play a role in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

The Independent UK

Boxing given Olympic ultimatum for inclusion at LA 2028

IOC president Thomas Bach has put pressure on the national boxing federations to meet certain criteria if the sport is to be included in the Los Angeles programme in four years’ time

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Gennady Golovkin Leads Effort To Preserve Boxing In Olympics

Gennady Golovkin leads World Boxing's efforts to secure boxing's place in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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