Olympic Boxing Controversy 2024 Dates. The international olympic committee [ioc] and the paris 2024 boxing unit have released a joint statement amid controversy surrounding imane khelif's participation at the. A contentious fight over who should—and shouldn’t—be allowed to compete in women’s sports has materialized during the paris olympics amid criticism over the.
Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. The controversy arose when on the 1st of august, algerian boxer imane khelif defeated italian, angela carini in the opening round of olympic boxing in paris.