It’s a sport many of us associate with a glorious sunny day but not one that is a part of the spectacular summer of Olympic sport every four years. But it hasn’t always been that way.

The IOC governed the Olympic sport at this time. Both Khelif and Yu-ting had impressive runs in both 2022 and early 2023. Khelif won gold at the Africa Championships in 2022 and then fell in the ...