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.
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Algerian gold medallist says she has ‘nothing to hide’ and vows to defend her title at the 2028 Summer Games in the US.
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The directive could strip federal funding from schools that allow trans women and girls to compete in women’s events.
Punia, who was at the forefront of protests against former wrestling body chief Brij Bhushan Singh, says he is innocent.
Activists join march as Cheptegei’s body begins its final journey to her family home in Bukwo, Uganda, for her funeral.
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Al Jazeera’s lowdown on the sport, the tournament and the upcoming match between the South Asian hockey powerhouses.
French prosecutor says plots included plans to attack ‘Israeli institutions or representatives of Israel in Paris’.
Dickson Ndiema Marangach doused Cheptegei in petrol and set her on fire, leading to her death in Kenya on Sunday.
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China topped the medal table as it has at every Paralympics since 2004, with Great Britain second and the US third.
Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after her partner attacked her in the latest attack on a female athlete in Uganda.
Cheptegei died aged 33 due to multiple organ failure days after her boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire.
