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Imane Khelif controversy at Paris Olympics shows how sex testing in women’s sports puts regulators in an impossible bind

  • Written by Jaime Schultz, Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
imageAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif celebrates her victory in the women's boxing 66-kilogram quarterfinal match at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024.Richard Pelham/Getty Images

In their preliminary 2024 Olympic women’s boxing match, Algeria’s Imane Khelif delivered a painful blow to the face of Italy’s Angela Carini, who abandoned the...

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