IOC 'Saddened by Abuse' of Two Olympic Boxers Facing Gender Questions

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The International Olympic Committee on Thursday defended its decision to allow two female boxers to compete at the Paris Olympics despite an ongoing gender controversy, saying the pair were facing "aggression" because of an arbitrary decision.

According to ESPN, citing reports by The Associated Press and Reuters, Algeria's Imane Khelif won her round of 16 welterweight bout over Italy's Angela Carini in 46 seconds. Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting, who is fighting on Friday. Both have been cleared to compete in the Olympics.

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