Tag: Transgender athlete rights
Gender Eligibility Controversy: Former Olympian Defends Boxers from Mistreatment
Australian boxer and featherweight champion Skye Nicolson has spoken out in support of two boxers, Imane Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yu-ting from Taiwan, who are at the center of a gender eligibility controversy...
Riley Gaines Praises Female Boxer for Forfeiting Match Against XY Fighter, Criticizes IOC
Riley Gaines has joined the conversation surrounding the gender controversy in Olympic boxing, specifically praising Italian boxer Angela Carini for forfeiting her match against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif. Khelif advanced to the quarterfinals after...