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2024 Olympics: A timeline of the boxing gender issues at the Paris Games

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Algeria 's Imane Khelif and Chinese Taipei 's Lin Yu-ting started competing at the Paris Olympics despite failing unspecified gender eligibility tests in 2023 .

The International Olympic Committee and the International Boxing Association have been in a feud for years .

The IOC first suspended the IBA as the sport’s governing body for the Games in 2019 .

The IBA was dropped due to a lack of financial transparency and sustainability, refereeing and judges policies.

IOC president reaffirms that two boxers competing in the Olympics are women.

Imane Khelif defeated Hungary 's Anna Luca Hamori in the women's 66kg quarterfinals at Paris North Arena by unanimous decision.

Lin Yu-ting beat Uzbekistan 's Sitora Turdibekova in her opening round boxing match on Friday .

Angelina Carini offered an apology on Friday , one day after she abandoned her bout against Khelf not even a minute in.

Carini said she would "embrace" the boxer if they met again.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif beats Thailand 's Janjaem Suwannapheng in the women's 66kg final.