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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey at the North Paris Arena and Sean Ingle

Second boxer in gender row guaranteed Olympic medal after feisty bout

Lin Yu-ting (left) and Svetlana Staneva battle in the women’s 57kg quarter-final boxing match.
Lin Yu-ting (left) and Svetlana Staneva battle in the women’s 57kg quarter-final boxing match. Photograph: Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) became the second boxer at the centre of a gender eligibility row to be assured of an Olympic medal in Paris after a testy bout with her Bulgarian rival.

The 28-year-old featherweight beat Svetlana Staneva by unanimous decision but it was an ugly fight after which the coach of the losing athlete suggested Lin should not have been allowed to compete.

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