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What does science tell us about boxing’s gender row?
Images of the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting on the medal podium in Paris have caused frenzied debate. So what can science tell us about this gender row?
A frenzied debate has raged over the International Olympic Committee clearing the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting to compete in the women's boxing in Paris, despite them having been disqualified from last year's Women's World Championships for failing to meet eligibility criteria.
Sofia Bettiza, the ±«Óãtv's Gender and Identity correspondent, takes us through what science tells us about boxing's gender row.
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