!['Dangerous' for boxers who failed gender tests to compete at Olympics: Parker](https://www.portugalcolonial.pt/media/shared/articles/76/27/56/-Dangerous--for-boxers-who-failed-g-472474.jpg)
-
Philippines arrests pastor wanted by US for child sex trafficking
-
Soccer great Morgan bids farewell in final match
-
Drugs test row 'still on my mind' says US Open champion Sinner
-
Paris Paralympics close with a party after 'historic summer'
-
Dolphins ace Hill baffled by 'crazy' police arrest
-
'I let lot of people down', says Fritz after US Open final loss
-
Vatican thriller 'Conclave' drums up Oscars buzz in Toronto
-
More civilians killed hours after Sudan rejects UN experts' report
-
Ronaldo strikes late to seal Portugal win over Scotland
-
Drought sinks longest Polish river to record-low level
-
East Timor prepares for first papal visit since independence
-
Tearful Sinner dedicates US Open title to seriously ill aunt
-
Three things on US Open champion Jannik Sinner
-
Ten-man Spain sink Switzerland in 4-1 romp
-
Hill sparks Dolphins comeback in wild NFL opening day
-
Sinner sweeps to US Open title for second Grand Slam triumph
-
Smith heroics for England remind Collingwood of Gilchrist
-
Thousands protest Mexican judicial reform
-
Nissanka leaves Sri Lanka in sight of third Test win over England
-
Kendrick Lamar to headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show
-
Thousands defy roadblocks in rally for Pakistan ex-PM Khan
-
Roglic wins record-equalling fourth Vuelta
-
Russia advances in east Ukraine, launches deadly air strikes
-
Cowboys quarterback Prescott agrees record $240 mln extension
-
Swiss double in Paralympic wheelchair marathons, Dutch women retain basketball title
-
New 'Beetlejuice' creeps its way to top of N.America box office
-
South Africa captain Kolisi leaves Racing 92: French Top 14 club
-
Funeral for slain athlete Cheptegei in Uganda on Sept 14
-
Dolphins star Hill arrested on way to season-opener
-
Smith hits back after England collapse against Sri Lanka
-
Weather delays final regattas in Louis Vuitton Cup
-
Venezuela's Gonzalez Urrutia: from placeholder to opposition pointman
-
Marquez thanks rain for San Marino MotoGP win as leader Martin pays for gamble
-
Boeing, union reach preliminary deal to avert Seattle-area strike
-
Neuville wins Acropolis Rally to close in on world title
-
Venezuela's opposition figure fled to Spain to save 'his life'
-
Trump, Harris tied on eve of televised presidential debate
-
Paris Paralympics the greatest ever, say former Olympics executives
-
Pope exit revives Sri Lanka's hopes in third Test against England
-
Gunman kills 3 Israelis at West Bank crossing as Gaza war rages
-
Marquez wins San Marino MotoGP as leader Martin pays for rain gamble
-
Greece to hike fee for cruise passengers to Mykonos and Santorini
-
Carsley's 'refreshing' England overhaul launches new era
-
Swiss double in wheelchair marathons on final day of Paralympics
-
France's Le Pen urges Macron to hold referendum to break deadlock
-
Typhoon Yagi weakens, toll rises to 14 in Vietnam
-
India's Randhir Singh elected Asian Olympic chief
-
Under pressure, UN winds down 'unique' Iraq probe into IS crimes
-
'Proud' athletics great Weir calls time on marathon Paralympic career
-
'Brave' Afghanistan can beat anyone, says skipper ahead of NZ Test
!['Dangerous' for boxers who failed gender tests to compete at Olympics: Parker](https://www.portugalcolonial.pt/media/shared/articles/76/27/56/-Dangerous--for-boxers-who-failed-g-472474.jpg)
'Dangerous' for boxers who failed gender tests to compete at Olympics: Parker
An Australian woman boxer warned Wednesday it could be "incredibly dangerous" after it emerged that two fighters in the women's competition at the Paris Olympics failed gender eligibility tests last year.
Imane Khelif from Algeria is set to fight on Thursday in the women's 66kg category while Lin Yu-ting from Taiwan has a first bout in the 57kg division on Friday.
Caitlin Parker is in the 75kg weight class so will not face either, but she made her stance clear.
"I don't agree with that being allowed, especially in combat sports as it can be incredibly dangerous," said the 28-year-old, who defeated Mexico's Vanessa Ortiz unanimously on points to reach the quarter-finals.
"It's not like I haven't sparred with guys before, but it can be dangerous for combat sports, and it should be seriously looked into.
"It is good that these things are coming out and it's being put under the spotlight to be looked into further."
Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the 2023 world championships in New Delhi, which was run by the International Boxing Association (IBA), after failing to pass eligibility tests.
Lin was stripped of her bronze medal after undergoing "biochemical" tests mandated by the IBA.
However, the International Olympic Committee is running the boxing in the French capital because of governance, financial and ethical issues at the IBA.
IOC spokesman Mark Adams told reporters: "Everyone competing in the women's category... is complying with competition eligibility rules.
"They are women in their passports and it's stated in there that they are female.
"These athletes (Khelif and Lin) have competed many times before for many years, they haven't just arrived, they competed in Tokyo (in 2021)."
The IOC website for accredited media in Paris acknowledged that the 25-year-old Khelif was disqualified from the world championships after "elevated levels of testosterone failed to meet the eligibility criteria".
S.Caetano--PC