International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach defends boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting competing at Paris 2024.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has defended boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting competing at Paris 2024, saying there was "never any doubt" they are women.
"Let's be very clear, we are talking about women's boxing," said Bach at Saturday's daily IOC briefing. Carini said on Thursday she ended the fight to "preserve her life", but apologised to her opponent on Friday, saying "if the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision".Khelif faces Hungary's Anna Luca Hamori on Saturday, while Lin fights Svetlana Kamenova Staneva of Bulgaria on Sunday morning.
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