×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Kenya's Bold Newspaper
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Paris 2024: As gender row engulfs Olympic boxing, what is testosterone?

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy's Angela Carini leave after their women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024.[AFP]

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif's swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics on Thursday has sparked a row after she was disqualified from a previous competition over reportedly high levels of testosterone.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
By Stephen Rutto 28 mins ago
Athletics
Peres Jepchirchir provisionally suspended for doping
Football
Kenyan girls face off with Chinese Taipei in ISF World Cup quarters
By Ben Ahenda 17 hrs ago
Boxing
Kenya clinches two gold medals at Africa Boxing Championships
Sports
South Africa pedals to gold, powered by Kenyan ugali