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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle in Paris

Boxers who failed gender tests at world championships cleared to compete at Olympics

Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting (left) and Imane Khelif of Algeria.
Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting (left) and Imane Khelif of Algeria. Composite: Alamy, Getty

The International ­Olympic Committee has confirmed that two boxers who were disqualified from the world champion­ships last year for failing gender eligibility tests will be allowed to fight in Paris.

Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu‑ting of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) both start their Olympic campaigns this week: Khelif will meet the Italian Angela Carini in the 66kg ­cate­gory, and Lin is expected to face an unnamed opponent in the 57kg cate­gory on Friday.

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