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The Boston Globe has apologized for its headline that called Algerian Imane Khelif a “transgender boxer.” The heavily criticized headline ran in both the print edition of the paper last week and on its mobile edition with a story written by the Associated Press’ Greg Beacham. “Transgender boxer advances,” it read. However, on Saturday the Globe issued a statement in which it apologized for the inaccurate nature of the headline. “A significant error was made in a headline on a story in Friday’s print sports section about Algerian boxer Imane Khelif incorrectly describing her as transgender. She is not. Additionally,...

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif will not be competing as expected in an upcoming World Boxing women's competition until completing a mandatory sex test, the organization announced on Friday. "Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at the Eindhoven Box Cup, 5-10 June 2025 and any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing’s rules and testing procedures," a letter sent by World Boxing to the Algerian Boxing Federation read. The letter also stated that World Boxing decided to adopt mandatory sex tests this month. "These new eligibility rules were developed with...

The suggestion that boxing could be missing from the 2028 Los Angeles Games is one of those historic moments for both sport and the Olympic Games. One of the founding sports of the modern Olympics, boxing has been a core component of every Reinstatement Games since 1904. It appeared in St Louis alongside other events like wrestling, but turbulence regarding governance, ethics, and sports integrity has it teetering. The following article digs into this history, why it led to an International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision, and what that means more widely in boxing within the Olympic movement.

Days after Algerian boxer Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint in France over online harassment she faced during the 2024 Olympics, some high-profile people were revealed as part of the case. Both Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling have been named in the complaint, which was filed against X on Friday, according to Variety. “J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,” attorney Nabil Boudi told Variety on Tuesday.

Perhaps I'm the only one who was kind of relieved to see the Olympic games draw to a close yesterday. For some reason I just found them to be extremely aggravating this year, sucking up all the headlines in the news cycle and featuring endless plaudits for two males who were beating up women in the boxing ring. (Excuse me... I understand we're supposed to call them "women with a Y chromosome" now.) But the curtain had barely fallen when people were already talking about the next summer Olympic Games in 2028. They will be coming to Los Angeles that...

The pro-LGBT brain rot has seemingly made its way all the way to the world Olympics. No matter what any blue-haired gender studies major tells you (they likely told Bach anyway), chromosomes are the most accurate way to tell a person’s sex. Some in the LGBT community have suggested otherwise by citing the existence of intersex individuals but, as one 2002 report shows, the prevalence of intersex individuals has been greatly exaggerated.

Controversial Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was apparently switched out at the last moment from carrying her nation's flag at Sunday night's Olympics closing ceremony. It had been reported earlier that Khelif, who won gold in women's boxing amid a much-publicised gender row, had been selected to carry the flag of Algeria at the glittering final ceremony at the Stade de France in Paris. However the honour went to gold medal gymnast Kaylia Nemour and bronze-winning track star Djamel Sedjati instead, as Khelif still made an appearance as part of the wider team. Khelif grinned widely as she held up her...

Caitlin Clark was named AP’s Female Athlete of the Year without much competition, but one person who received votes was the cause for much controversy over the summer. A group of 74 sports journalists from The Associated Press and its members voted on the award. Clark received 35 votes, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles was second with 25. But Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif was third, getting four votes. Khelif qualified for the Paris Olympics, but Khelif’s gender was called into question following a disqualification from the 2023 championships before a gold medal bout over gender eligibility issues. IBA President...

The allegation that Khelif is transgender became so widely spread that even former President Donald Trump addressed the issue, vowing to "keep men out of women's sports." Arab responded that Trump has enough problems of his own and he should "go see a doctor." Algerian officials also responded to the allegations against Imane.

Lin Yu‑ting, a boxer who failed a gender eligibility test and was disqualified from an international competition last year, participated in the Olympics on Thursday. Lin easily defeated female athlete Sitora Turdibekova, from Uzbekistan.According to the New York Post, Lin is not “transgender” and Lin’s passport claims that she is a female. However, Lin did not meet the qualifications to compete against women at the World Boxing Championships in 2023. This was confirmed by the International Boxing Association (IBA) this week after another incident involving a suspected “transgender” athlete in women’s boxing.Day two of a boxer with XY Chromosomes beating...