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2024
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The second of the two female boxers whose gender identities have recently been scrutinized won her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Friday.Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan defeated Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan in the 57 kg round-of-16 match by unanimous decision and advanced to the quarterfinals. Her victory follows Thursday’s win by Algeria’s Imane Khelif, whose gender identity has also come into question in recent days, prompting a social media firestorm.Show more