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New Indian Express
7 hours ago
- Sport
- New Indian Express
Olympic boxing champ Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to fight for new governing body
Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif must undergo genetic sex screening to participate in upcoming events with the sport's new governing body. World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes Friday. The governing body specifically mentioned Khelif when announcing the policy, saying the Algerian gold medal winner must be screened before she will be approved to fight at any upcoming events, including the Eindhoven Box Cup next month in the Netherlands. 'The introduction of mandatory testing will be part of a new policy on 'Sex, Age and Weight' to ensure the safety of all participants and deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women,' World Boxing wrote in a statement. The fighters' national federations will be responsible for administering the tests and providing the results to World Boxing. Khelif won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer amid international scrutiny on her and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, another gold medal winner. The previous governing body for Olympic boxing, the Russian-dominated International Boxing Association, disqualified both fighters from its 2023 world championships after claiming they had failed an unspecified eligibility test. The IOC ran the past two Olympic boxing tournaments after the banishment of the IBA for decades of misdeeds and controversy, and it applied the sex eligibility rules used in previous Olympics. Khelif and Lin were eligible to compete under those standards. Khelif intends to return to international competition next month in Eindhoven as part of her plan to defend her gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, but some boxers and their federations had already spoken out to protest her inclusion.
India Gazette
15 hours ago
- Business
- India Gazette
IndianOil finalises India's largest Green Hydrogen project at Panipat
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): In a major step towards promoting clean energy in India, IndianOil has finalised the Levelized Cost of Hydrogen (LCOH) for setting up a 10,000 Tonnes Per Annum Green Hydrogen Generation Unit at its Panipat Refinery & Petrochemical Complex. This project marks IndianOil's entry into the green hydrogen sector and will be the largest green hydrogen initiative in India to date. The company in a statement on Friday, stated that 'Slated for commissioning by December 2027, the Green Hydrogen produced will replace fossil-derived Hydrogen in refinery operations, resulting in substantial reduction in Carbon emissions'. The plant is expected to be commissioned by December 2027. The green hydrogen produced at this facility will replace the fossil-fuel-based hydrogen currently used in the refinery's operations. This transition is expected to significantly cut down carbon emissions, helping IndianOil move towards a more sustainable and environment-friendly model. The company also added that this initiative is in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision under the National Green Hydrogen Mission and forms a critical part of IndianOil's larger decarbonization strategy. The project also supports the company's Net Zero target and demonstrates its commitment to leading India's shift towards a cleaner and greener energy future. Earlier, Arvinder Singh Sahney, Chairman of IOC, during an exclusive conversation with ANI at the World Economic Forum 2025 in Davos, Switzerland, stated that the plant, with a production capacity of 10,000 tons per annum, had made substantial progress. 'Green hydrogen plant is now alive. We have got very good bids for it. And now the tenders are under evaluation. And within a month or so, we will be able to award the job, and within two years, that green hydrogen, the 10,000 tons per annum plant at Panipat (Haryana) will be commissioned' he said. The plant aims to bolster India's green energy mission, contributing to a sustainable and carbon-neutral future. With this landmark project, IndianOil further strengthens its leadership in the country's energy transformation journey. (ANI)
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
OFFICIAL: IOC Ban Of Russian Teams Remains In Place In 2026
OFFICIAL: IOC Ban Of Russian Teams Remains In Place In 2026 The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday what had already been foreshadowed by the IIHF: The ban on Russian teams that was in place for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will remain in effect for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina. As a result, there will be no teams representing Russia at the men's or women's Olympic ice hockey tournaments. 1:14 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Thomas relives Paris, sets goals for 2025 season
OFFICIAL: IOC Ban Of Russian Teams Remains In Place In 2026 The International Olympic Committee announced on Tuesday what had already been foreshadowed by the IIHF: The ban on Russian teams that was in place for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics will remain in effect for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina. As a result, there will be no teams representing Russia at the men's or women's Olympic ice hockey tournaments. 1:14 Now Playing Paused Ad Playing
Otago Daily Times
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
World Boxing to introduce mandatory sex testing
World Boxing will introduce mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions, the body said on Friday, adding that Paris Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif will not be allowed to compete until she undergoes such a test. The global body, which will oversee boxing competitions in the 2028 Olympics after being granted provisional recognition by the IOC, said it aimed to deliver a competitive level playing field for men and women. The new policy comes less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting both won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row. "Imane Khelif may not participate in the female category at... any World Boxing event until Imane Khelif undergoes genetic sex screening in accordance with World Boxing's rules and testing procedures," World Boxing said in a statement. World Boxing said they had written to the Algerian Boxing Federation stating that Khelif would not be allowed to compete at the upcoming Eindhoven Box Cup from June 5-10 until she underwent the test. Women's welterweight Olympic champion Khelif could not be reached for comment, and the Algerian Boxing Federation did not immediately respond when contacted by Reuters. The country's federation joined World Boxing in September, one of more than 100 national federations that have joined the body since it was established in 2023. While amendments to competition rules are typically done by the World Boxing Congress, the new policy was adopted by the body's executive board which holds the authority to make immediate amendments under "special or emergency circumstances". 'NEW ELIGIBILITY RULES' "These new eligibility rules were developed with the express purpose of safeguarding athletes in combat sports, particularly given the physical risks associated with Olympic-style boxing," it added. All athletes over the age of 18 will have to undertake a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) genetic test, which can be conducted by a nasal or mouth swab, saliva or blood, World Boxing said. "The PCR test is a laboratory technique used to detect specific genetic material, in this case the SRY gene, that reveals the presence of the Y chromosome, which is an indicator of biological sex," World Boxing said. "Athletes that are deemed to be male at birth, as evidenced by the presence of Y chromosome... or with a difference of sexual development (DSD) where male androgenization occurs, will be eligible to compete in the male category. "Athletes that are deemed to be female at birth... or with a DSD where male androgenization does not occur, will be eligible to compete in the female category." In February, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women's sports. In March, Khelif said she was determined to defend her title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, adding that she would not be intimidated by Trump as she is not transgender. At the 2023 world championships, Khelif was disqualified by the International Boxing Association after a test that the body said rendered her ineligible to fight as a woman on the grounds of gender. The IBA lost its Olympic recognition over governance issues, however, and the International Olympic Committee cleared Khelif to compete in Paris.
