Boxer Lin reaches final amid eligibility row

Wednesday, 7 August 2024 (21 minutes ago)
Lin Yu-ting secures a place in the Olympic women's featherweight final amid the ongoing controversy over her eligibility.

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In a dramatic turn of events at the Paris Olympics, Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva’s recent loss to Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting in the women’s 57-kilogram division has ignited a renewed debate over gender eligibility in sports. Staneva, who lost to Lin via unanimous decision, saw the Taiwanese...

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