American star Claressa Shields is among those to condemn the decision.
Imane Khelif was disqualified from world championships last year Brutal fight footage has emerged of the boxer who has been cleared to compete in women’s Olympics events despite previously failing gender tests. Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu‑ting of Taiwan were banned from the world championships in India last year after tests proved ‘they had XY chromosomes’, raising questions over their biological sex.
’ Claressa Shields slams Olympic boxing decision Scrutiny over the presence of Khelif and Lin in the women’s categories has intensified ahead of their opening matches with some of the biggest names in women’s boxing now coming forward. Shields is the USA’s most successful Olympic boxer having won gold in both the 2012 and 2016 games. She has gone onto make more history in the professional ranks, having won world titles in five different weight classes, ruling as undisputed in two of them.
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