IOC defends two female boxers over gender eligibility outcry

The IOC is defending two female boxers at the heart of an ongoing gender controversy. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif were previously disqualified from a tournament after reportedly failing a gender eligibility test, but the IOC says both meet Olympic criteria to compete in Paris.

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