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IOC saddened by 'aggression' against boxers over gender row
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2024
» PARIS: The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite a gender row, saying the pair were facing "aggression" because of an arbitrary decision.
Algerian boxer’s win raises questions about sex tests
Reuters, Published on 01/08/2024
» PARIS - Italian boxer Angela Carini, who abandoned her welterweight round of 16 bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif after 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, says she does not consider the boxing bout as a defeat.
Underfire Canada stun France with dramatic 2-1 win; US, Spain advance to quarter-finals
Reuters, Published on 29/07/2024
» PARIS: Reigning champions Canada got a lifeline at the Paris Games following a 2-1 last-gasp win over hosts France, while Spain and the United States claimed wins to reach the quarter-finals on the second matchday of Olympic women's football on Sunday.
Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2023
» SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.
Ratchanok cleared of doping charge
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2019
» World number five Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand has been cleared of a doping charge after it was found she ingested contaminated meat, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday.
Thai lifters banned from Olympics over doping
Reuters, Published on 24/01/2019
» LONDON: Thailand's weightlifters face a ban from the Tokyo 2020 Games after six positive tests, two of them from reigning Olympic champions, at last year's World Championships.
Peru beaten on penalty miss
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2018
» SARANSK: Peru coach Ricardo Gareca put a brave face on his team's 1-0 defeat at the hands of Denmark in their opening World Cup Group C match on Saturday and said the result did not reflect a true picture of the match.