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Boxer gender eligibility: Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting row explained

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Algeria 's Imane Khelif and Taiwan 's Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships .

The International Boxing Association ( IBA ) was stripped of its status as the sport's world governing body in June 2023 .

The IBA will hold a news conference on Monday to give a detailed explanation of the reasons for the disqualification.

IBA chief executive Chris Roberts said male XY chromosomes were found in "both cases" The IOC has raised doubts over the accuracy of the tests.

69 of 70 Olympic federations voted to strip the IBA of its status in June 2023 .

The IBA accused the IOC of making a "tremendous error" and compared the move to Germany 's actions in the Second World War .

IOC issued new guidance on transgender athletes in womenâs sport in late 2021 .

Many sports have banned transgender women from taking part in women's sport, such as athletics, aquatics and rugby codes.

IOC said there should be no assumption that a transgender athlete automatically has an unfair advantage in female events.

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