A second female boxer left the ring in tears at the Olympics on Friday after losing to a “genetically male” boxer who previously failed a gender test. The Mail has more.
Women’s boxing is mired in yet another controversial gender row as two-time world champion Lin Yu-Ting went the full three rounds to beat Sitora Turdibekova, 22, and is now only one win away from a guaranteed Olympic medal.
It comes just one day after Algeria’s Imane Khelif beat Italy’s Angela Carini in a clash lasting just 46 seconds.
During the fight, Carini was hit twice, suffered a suspected broken nose and barely threw a punch before telling her corner “it’s not fair” and abandoning the match.
She then sank to her knees in tears and refused to shake Khelif’s hand. After the one-sided 66kg category bout ended, Carini said she quit the match to “save my life”.
But despite the fury that followed, with Team GB star Nicola Adams slamming the “unfair” and “dangerous” fight, Olympic chiefs refused to back down and allowed the 55kg category bout to go ahead.
The fight ended less acrimoniously than yesterday, with Lin and Turdibekova touching gloves after she unanimously took victory.
However, the pair did not embrace or congratulate each other and the defeated boxer left the ring quickly refusing to stop to talk to reporters.
The clash between Lin, 28, and Turdibekova sparked controversy after Lin failed a gender eligibility test at last year’s World Championships.
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