The Japan TimesMar 20, 2025
Boxing was included on Thursday in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics program after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/03/20/ioc-world-boxing-la-games/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #worldboxing #internationalboxingassociation #ioc #thomasbach #2028losangelesolympics
Boxing earns spot in the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Games

The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step toward the sport's inclusion in the LA Games.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesFeb 27, 2025
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step toward the sport's inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2025/02/27/world-boxing-ioc-recognition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #internationalolympiccommittee #2028losangelesolympics #worldboxing #internationalboxingassociation
World Boxing looks toward Olympics after provisional recognition from IOC

The Olympic body said World Boxing had met several key criteria to merit provisional recognition.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesNov 5, 2024
France has become the latest country to quit the International Boxing Association, to "guarantee French boxing its place at the Olympic Games." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/11/05/more-sports/france-boxing-olympics/ #moresports #internationalboxingassociation #boxing #internationalolympiccommittee
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Asking Alexandria’s Danny Worsnop Makes Misinformed Comments About Olympic Boxer

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Asking Alexandria's Danny Worsnop Makes Misinformed Comments About Olympic Boxer

Asking Alexandria frontman Danny Worsnop made a comment about Imane Khelif and trans women in sports, even though Khelif isn't trans.

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The Japan TimesAug 11, 2024
Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane Khelif, the Algerian at the center of a gender eligibility row, has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment, her lawyer said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/11/imane-khelif-files-complaint/ #olympics #imanekhelif #2024parisolympics #linyuting #ioc #internationalboxingassociation
Gender row Olympic boxing champion Khelif files complaint for online harassment

Imane Khelif won the women's 66-kg final against China's Yang Liu in a unanimous points decision.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 10, 2024
Algeria's Khelif delights newfound devotees with statement win at Paris Games https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/10/khelif-statement-gold-medal/ #olympics #algeria #2024parisolympics #imanekhelif #internationalboxingassociation #women039sissues
Algeria's Khelif delights newfound devotees with statement win at Paris Games

Khelif is the first Algerian woman to earn an Olympic boxing title and the first from her country to claim gold since Hocine Soltani at Atlanta 1996.

The Japan Times
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The #ImaneKhelif controversy at the #ParisOlympics highlights the challenges of #sextesting in #WomensSports, placing #regulators in an impossible #bin.

Controversy relates to the #Russian-led #InternationalBoxingAssociation, which has been #discredited as a #sporting organization due to issues with the group's #finances, #governance and #ethics

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Imane Khelif controversy at Paris Olympics shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind

Most sports are organized according to a strict male-female binary. Nature isn’t.

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The Japan TimesAug 8, 2024
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting called it "a tough journey" after winning again Wednesday at the Paris Olympics to ensure that the two boxers at the center of a major gender controversy are into their respective finals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/08/taiwan-boxer-semifinal-win/ #olympics #linyuting #taiwan #2024parisolympics #gender #ioc #internationalboxingassociation
Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row into final after 'tough journey'

A day after Algeria's Imane Khelif reached the 66-kg women's gold-medal match, Lin Yu-ting claimed a victory over Esra Yildiz Kahraman at 57 kg in her semifinal.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 7, 2024
Imane Khelif, one of the two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, vowed to put the controversy behind her as she gets set to fight for gold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/07/imane-khelif-semifinal-win/ #olympics #algeria #gender #2024parisolympics #imanekhelif #internationalboxingassociation
Boxer Khelif puts gender dispute aside to reach final as fans flock to support her

Khelif delivered a flawless performance against Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in front of the massed Algerian fans in Paris.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesAug 6, 2024
Amid an Olympic dispute over gender, the International Boxing Association set out to clarify Monday why it had excluded two female boxers from past competitions. But at times, its news conference fell into chaos. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/08/06/olympic-boxing-dispute-chaos/ #olympics #2024parisolympics #ioc #russia #internationalboxingassociation #imanekhelif #yutinglin
A chaotic news conference offers little clarity on an Olympic boxing dispute

The International Boxing Association’s Russian president delivered wild accusations, personal attacks and used questionable language when detailing the two women's cases.

The Japan Times