Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, whose inclusion in Paris 2024 has sparked controversy, wins her first bout of the Games.
Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, whose inclusion at the Paris Olympics has sparked controversy after she was reported to have failed a gender test last year, won her first bout of the Games in the women's division.
Lin - like Algerian Imane Khelif, who progressed on Thursday - was banned by the International Boxing Association but has been allowed to compete at the Olympics, which are run by the International Olympic Committee . Lin entered the arena to cheers, which were followed by some boos, before beating Sitora Turdibekova by unanimous decision in the 57kg category.Uzbekistan's Turdibekova did not stop to speak to the broadcast media - and her team quickly left the venue. Lin stopped briefly, but did not answer a question.
Whereas Khelif's bout against Italy's Angela Carini lasted just 46 seconds, this went the full three rounds - with Lin a dominant victor.More baffling crimes strike idyllic Shipton AbbottThe moment Murray's tennis career came to an endThree things we learned from Arsenal's America tour'I have never seen anything like that' - Yee's sprint wins GB gold. Video
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