Second 'failed gender test' boxer Lin Yu-Ting WINS opening fight at the Olympics via unanimous decision - after being cleared to compete in women's event despite eligibility row - before opponent leaves the ring in TEARS

A 2nd boxer who 'failed a gender test' has won her opening conflict successful nan Olympics aft being cleared to compete successful nan arena amid an eligibility row.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting put connected a ascendant show astatine the North Paris Arena connected Friday to large wind to triumph against Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan.

The 28-year-old showed disconnected awesome striking and speedy footwork to support power wrong nan ringing and unafraid nan points victory. 

Afterwards, her force Turdibekova was flooded pinch emotion and could not clasp backmost nan tears arsenic they determination was publication retired wrong nan arena.

The two-time world and Asian Championships golden medallist, who is reported to person 40 wins and 14 losses successful their amateur career, was classed arsenic nan apical seed successful nan event. 

Lin is 1 of 2 boxers astatine nan Games who were disqualified from nan Women's Boxing World Championships past year. 

Her triumph comes conscionable 1 time aft contention erupted erstwhile Algeria's Imane Khelif won successful nan women's welterweight arena amid an eligibility row.

Carini was punched doubly by Khelif successful nan opening information of their women's welterweight bout successful Paris. 

The blows appeared to sound disconnected nan Italian boxer's chin strap, pinch nan combatant moving complete to her corner.

Carini returned to nan centre of nan ringing and abandoned nan bout, starring to Khelif being declared arsenic nan winner.

The Italian boxer, who claimed earlier nan conflict that she could 'only accommodate to nan rules of nan Olympics', was past seen crying successful nan centre of nan ringing pursuing nan abrupt conclusion of nan bout. 

The International Boxing Association (IBA) - who person been stripped of nickname amid a bid of governance issues - disqualified Khelif and Lin from nan Women's Boxing World Championships past year.

Lin had won nan bronze medal, aft winning 3 fights earlier losing successful nan semi-finals to Kazakhstan's Karina Ibragimova.

The IBA later stripped Lin of nan medal, pinch nan organisation stating nan boxer had grounded to meet eligibility requirements.

The IBA said nan tests were conducted astatine their World Championships successful 2022 and 2023, pinch Lin not taking up nan action to entreaty nan determination to nan Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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The International Boxing Association (IBA) released a connection connected Wednesday, stating their decisions were made 'after a meticulous review'.

The IBA stated that neither jock underwent testosterone exams, but were alternatively 'subject to a abstracted and recognised test' which were held astatine their World Championships successful 2022 and 2023. 

It is claimed nan tests 'conclusively indicated that some athletes did not meet nan required basal eligibility criteria', pinch some boxers 'found to person competitory advantages complete different female competitors.'

The IBA deed retired astatine nan IOC, stating its differing regulations 'raise superior questions astir some competitory fairness and athletes' safety.'

The IBA are not responsible for nan Olympic title having been stripped of nickname by nan IOC amid ongoing governance issues - pinch nan organisation establishing nan Paris 2024 Boxing Unit to tally nan event.

The Boxing Unit has approved some boxers information nether rules successful spot for nan Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which are little strict than nan IBA's.

IOC spokesperson Mark Adams had warned against a 'witch hunt' against nan 2 boxers cleared to compete successful Paris and criticised misreporting, stressing nan cases are not a transgender issue.

Adams had urged nan rhetoric to beryllium 'dialled down', adding that the 'entirely comfortable pinch nan rules' which had antecedently been utilized astatine nan Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympics.