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Paris 2024: Italian boxer abandons fight amid gender-eligibility questions

Deutsche Welle Thursday, 1 August 2024 ()
An Algerian boxer, who failed a gender eligibility test last year, has won her opening bout after her opponent abandoned the match after less than a minute.
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