- Lee Kiefer: Fencing – Women’s individual foil
- Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly
- Jack Alexj, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong, Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Held, Matt King: Swimming – Men’s 4x100m freestyle
- Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera: Artistic Gymnastics – Women’s team competition
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 1500m freestyle
- Nick Mead, Justin Best, Michael Grady and Liam Corrigan: Rowing – Men’s coxless four
- Nic Fink: Swimming – Men’s 100m breaststroke
- Lauren Scruggs: Fencing – Women’s individual foil
- Gretchen Walsh: Swimming – Women’s 100m butterfly
- Haley Batten: Mountain Bike – Women’s cross country
- Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh. Torri Huske, Simone Manuel, Erika Connolly, Abbey Weitzel: Swimming – Women’s 4x100m freestyle
- Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook: Diving – Women’s springboard 3m synchronised
- Katie Grimes: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley
- Jagger Eaton: Skateboarding – Men’s street
- Regan Smith: Swimming – Women’s 100m backstroke
- Bobby Finke: Swimming – Men’s 800m freestyle
- Carson Foster, Brooks Curry, Chris Guiliano, Luke Hobson, Drew Kibler, Blake Pieroni, Kieran Smith: Swimming – Men, 4x200m freestyle
- Perris Benegas: Cycling – Women’s BMX freestyle
- Torri Huske: Swimming – Women’s 100m freestyle
- Carson Foster: Swimming – Men’s 400m individual medley
- Katie Ledecky: Swimming – Women’s 400m freestyle
- Chloe Dygert: Cycling – Women’s individual time trial
- Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, Paul Juda, Asher Hong: Artistic Gymnastics – Men’s team competition
- Nick Itkin: Fencing – Men’s foil individual
- Emma Weyant: Swimming – Women’s 400m individual medley
- Ryan Murphy: Swimming – Men’s 100m backstroke
- Luke Hobson: Swimming – Men’s 200m freestyle
- Nyjah Huston: Skateboarding – Men’s street
- Ilona Maher, Kayla Canett, Lauren Doyle, Alev Kelter, Kristi Kirshe, Sarah Levy, Alena Olsen, Ariana Ramsey, Steph Rovetti, Alex Sedrick, Sammy Sullivan, Naya Tapper: Rugby 7s – Women’s team competition
- Katharine Berkoff: Swimming – Women’s 100m backstroke
- Evy Leibfarth: Canoe slalom – Women’s Canoe Single
The reason an Olympic boxer is permitted to compete despite failing a gender eligibility test has been disclosed.
Angela Carini and Imane Khelif stepped into the ring at the Paris 2024 Olympics earlier today (August 1), and their match has made headlines.
The bout was short-lived, with the two fighters exchanging only a few punches before Carini abruptly ended the match.
Carini’s headgear seemed to become dislodged twice before she threw in the towel, and the Italian even refused to shake Khelif’s hand after Khelif was declared the winner.
The fight was over after just 46 seconds. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
Regarding her decision to end the fight early, Carini stated, “I have always honored my country with loyalty. This time I couldn’t continue because I was unable to fight any longer. So, I ended the match.
According to the ANSA news agency, Carini said after the fight, “I went into the ring to fight. I didn’t give up, but a punch hurt too much, so I decided to call it quits.”
“I’m leaving with my head held high.”
Khelif’s highly publicized victory followed her disqualification from the 2023 World Championships due to an unspecified gender eligibility test failure.
At the time, the International Boxing Association stated that the athlete had elevated levels of testosterone.
According to Reuters, Khelif’s disqualification was due to the IBA eligibility rules, which barred athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women’s events.
However, the athlete was deemed eligible to compete in the 2024 Olympics, a competition organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Imane Khelif is allowed to compete in the Olympics despite being banned from other competitions. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)
On Tuesday, July 30, the IOC defended Khelif’s right to compete, just before her latest victory.
“Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules,” said IOC spokesperson Mark Adams.
“They are women according to their passports, and it is stated that they are female,” Mark Adams added.
While organizations such as World Aquatics, World Athletics, and the International Cycling Union have updated their gender rules in recent years, the IOC has not.
In fact, the sports governing body based its eligibility decisions for Paris on the rules that were in place for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Adams added, “What I would say is that this involves real people, and we are talking about real lives here.”
“They have competed and continue to compete in the women’s competition. They have experienced both victories and losses against other women over the years,” Adams said.
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Simone Biles and the women’s gymnastics team brought home gold (ANTONIN THUILLIER/AFP via Getty Images)
