In the Olympic ring, Italian fighter Angela Carini withdrew from her match against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after 46 seconds.
The second of the two female boxers whose gender identities have recently been scrutinized won her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan defeated Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan in the 57 kg round of 16 match by unanimous decision and advanced to the quarterfinals. Her victory follows Thursday’s win by Algeria’s Imane Khelif, whose gender identity has also come into question in recent days, prompting a social media firestorm.
“When I met boxer Lin Yu-ting 林郁婷, I saw an athlete who is fearless in the face of challenges, whether they come from inside or outside the ring,” Taiwan’s former president, Tsai Ing-wen, wrote on X Friday, ahead of Lin’s match. “Today, when she represents #Taiwan on the Olympic stage, we will be behind her & all the Taiwanese Olympians making us proud.” The Algerian Olympic and Sports Committee celebrated Khelif’s win on Thursday across several social media platforms.
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