Gender furor erupts as Olympics boxer Imane Khelif is honored with female sports award by Associated Press
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Journalists at The Associated Press and its members have sparked outrage after giving controversial Olympics boxer Imane Khelif third place in their Female Athlete of the Year award. The Algerian took gold in the women's welterweight competition at this summer's Games in Paris.
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But it sparked major controversy after the International Boxing Association said Khelif had been disqualified from last year's World Championships for failing gender eligibility criteria. Despite that disqualification Khelif was cleared to compete by the International Olympic Committee, who ran the Olympic boxing tournament and its entry criteria.
Her first opponent in Paris, Italian fighter Angela Carini, signaled she could not continue with their bout just 46 seconds in and said she 'had never felt a punch like this'. Despite the controversy that marred the Games, a group of 74 sports journalists from The Associated Press and its members still voted to honor Khelif this week.
The Associated Press has sparked outrage after giving Imane Khelif third place in their Female Athlete of the Year award. The Algerian controversially won the women's welterweight competition at the Olympics. Caitlin Clark was named the winner for her stunning impact on women's basketball thanks to a sublime final college year and her debut season in the WNBA, while Simone Biles took second.
