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Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting: Boxing eligibility row key questions

Image source, Getty ImagesDan RoanSports editorPublished11 August 2024Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting each won gold in boxing at Paris 2024 amid a global furore of whether they were eligible to compete in the women’s division.The controversy overshadowed the boxing and, at times, dominated coverage of the Games around the world.At the closing ceremony on Sunday the boxers will be centre stage again. They have each been announced as flag bearers for their countries – Khelif for Algeria and Lin for Chinese Taipei.But the end of the Olympics does not mark the closure of this issue as sport is left facing some key questions…How were the fighters able to win gold in the Olympics but not the World Championships?The World Championships were run by the Russian-led International Boxing Association (IBA), which disqualified the two fighters for reportedly failing what it called “eligibility criteria” following “gender testing” as a result of “many complaints from several coaches”.The IBA says blo…