By Mike Lorigan. By Alysia Thomas-Sam. Topic: Olympic Games. Reuters: Isabel Infantes. Australian boxer Anja Stridsman is one of only nine female boxers who have been able to defeat Algerian Imane Khelif in the ring since she made her debut in Khelif will soon fight for a gold medal in the women's welterweight class at the Paris Olympics, where she has been embroiled in controversy surrounding her gender.
Her opening-round opponent, Italy's Angela Carini, threw in the towel 46 seconds into the bout, claiming she had never been hit that hard. You know, you're fighting a bloke', which, I think is quite ignorant and stupid," Stridsman told 7.
Reuters: Athit Perawongmetha. She says that Khelif in the last five years has improved dramatically from the boxer she was. Speculation around Khelif's gender has led to a global debate with politicians and commentators weighing in. The questions around Khelif's eligibility to compete in the Olympics captured the attention of the world's media.
AP: John Locher. Wall Street Journal journalist Jared Diamond says there is not enough information about what tests were undertaken. Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan was disqualified from the world championships by the International Boxing Association in Reuters: Peter Cziborra.
We also know that these tests on Imane Khelif were done … and the results came out days after she defeated a Russian boxer that had been undefeated before that, which is certainly curious timing in the eyes of many people.
