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Year-Ender 2024: Khelif, DiJonai Carrington Fight Negative Attention

ꦐThe year 2024 was pretty controversial as far as sports were concerned. Women athletes faced some harsh criticism and negative attention from the media. The likes of Imane Khelif, who had to face allegations of sex change, was one of the biggest talking point this year. Here are some of the athletes that faced negative attention this year.

Year-Ender 2024: Women's Sports Negative Attention Photos: Imane Khelif
Algeria's Imane Khelif | Photo: AP/John Locher, File

β›„Algeria's Imane Khelif, right, looks at Italy's Angela Carini, following their women's 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos:
San Jose State Spartans logo | Photo: AP/Eakin Howard

ΰΆ£The San Jose State Spartans logo is seen on the net during the third set of an NCAA college volleyball match against the Air Force Falcons, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in San Jose, California.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: NCAA college volleyball
NCAA college volleyball | Photo: AP/Eakin Howard

πŸ¦‚A spectator holds up a Protect Women's Sports sign during the third set of an NCAA college volleyball match between the San Jose State Spartans and the Air Force Falcons in San Jose, California.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: DiJonai Carrington
Connecticut Sun's DiJonai Carrington | Photo: AP/LM Otero, File

Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington drives during the first half of a WNBA basketball ♍basketball game against the Dallas Wings in Arlington, Texas, on June 15, 2024.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: Angel Reese
LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, | Photo: AP/Adam Hunger, File

𓂃LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa's Caitlin Clark, right, pose for a photo before the WNBA basketball draft, April 15, 2024, in New York.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: Lia Thomas
University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas | Photo: AP/John Bazemore, File

University of Pennsylvania athlete Lia Thomas prepares for the 500 meter freestyle event at the NCAA Swimming and Diving 🌞Championships on March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: Alyssa Thomas
Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas | Photo: AP/Jessica Hill, File

ά«Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) celebrates a basket while being fouled during the second half in Game 2 of a first-round WNBA basketball playoff series against the Indiana Fever, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Connecticut.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: Cathy Engelbert
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert | Photo: AP/Patrick Semansky, File

𝓑WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at a news conference before Game 1 of basketball's WNBA Finals between the Connecticut Sun and the Washington Mystics, on Sept. 29, 2019, in Washington.

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Year-Ender 2024: Womens Sports Negative Attention Photos: Riley Gaines
Swimmer Riley Gaines | Photo: AP/Darren Abate, File

κ©΅Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines, second from right, stands during a rally, Jan. 12, 2023, outside of the NCAA Convention in San Antonio.

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