Khelif was faced international scrutiny after the banned International Boxing Association claimed Khelif failed an unspecified eligibility test for women’s competition last year. “Let’s be very clear here: We are talking about women’s boxing,” Bach said Saturday. “What we see now is that some want to own the definition of who is a woman,” Bach added. The reduced field at the Paris Olympics boxing tournament — which has the fewest number of total boxers since 1956 — means that many fighters can clinch medals with just two victories. The Olympic sport reached gender parity for the first time in Paris, inviting 124 men and 124 women just 12 years after women’s boxing made its Olympic debut.

Source: Ethiopian News August 03, 2024 13:38 UTC