Paris ¨C The International Olympic Committee on Friday spoke out about the abuse the boxers at the center of a furor over gender have received while also saying the pair will remain eligible to compete at the Paris Olympics.
The presence of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan¡¯s Lin Yu-ting at the Olympics was already a contentious issue since both were disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) during last year¡¯s world championships after the sport¡¯s governing body ruled they ¡°did not meet the required eligibility criteria to compete within the female category of our respective events.¡±
The issue reached a boiling point on Thursday when Khelif defeated Italy¡¯s Angela Carini, who, after an exchange of punches, withdrew just 46 seconds into their bout in the women¡¯s 66-kg competition.
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