Italian boxer Angela Carini has spoken out against online abuse following her controversial bout at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she withdrew early due to a nose injury in a match against Imane Khelif. Carini shared screenshots of abusive messages she received, criticizing her performance and calling her names. This comes amidst the controversy surrounding the International Boxing Association's gender eligibility criteria, which led to the disqualification of other athletes but allowed Khelif to compete. The IOC, now led by Kirsty Coventry, has formed a working group to address the issue of protecting the female category in sports following the controversy that exposed the IOC and IBA's flailing relationship. Carini has since returned to boxing, winning her eighth Italian title and gold at the World Boxing Cup in Poland.

IOC President Kirsty Coventry is seeking consensus among sports on protecting the female category, prioritizing fairness in competition. The newly formed 'Protection of the Female Category Working Group' has convened, aiming to guide the Olympic Movement on gender eligibility policies, addressing concerns raised after the 2024 Olympics and the International Boxing Association's gender testing controversies. World Athletics has introduced mandatory SRY gene tests for female athletes.

The boxing gender eligibility crisis deepens, one year after the Paris 2024 Olympics. Five French female boxers were barred from the World Championships in Liverpool for failing to submit mandatory genetic tests. The French Boxing Federation accuses World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst of 'betrayal.' The IOC is creating a task force on ‘Protecting the Women’s Category’ to examine female gender issues ahead of the LA28 Olympics. Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting, whose eligibility was debated prior to Paris 2024, are absent from the Liverpool championships.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), under President Kirsty Coventry, has formed the Protection of the Female Category Working Group to develop clear policies on gender eligibility in sports. This initiative, part of the 'Fit For The Future' campaign, aims to unify the sporting community through scientific approaches, following controversies at the Paris Olympics 2024. The IOC has also established working groups for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Olympic Programme, and Commercial Partnerships and Marketing to address various challenges and opportunities within the Olympic Movement.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, following the controversy surrounding her gender eligibility at Paris 2024, has dismissed retirement rumors and announced her intention to compete at Los Angeles 2028. Khelif, who won gold at Paris 2024, faced scrutiny along with Lin Yu-ting after both were initially disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association (iba) due to failed sex tests. The IOC allowed their participation in Paris 2024, leading to protests. World Boxing, now recognized by the IOC, will implement mandatory sex testing starting with the women's category at the upcoming World Championships in Liverpool and extending to men in 2026, using PCR tests to verify biological sex at birth. Khelif, who hasn't competed since Paris 2024, insists she was born a woman and aims to silence doubters.