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One of the two female boxers at the center of an Olympic gender controversy pleaded with the public to “avoid bullying all athletes” Sunday night. The association alleged that the women failed to pass unspecified gender tests that found they had male chromosomes. The International Boxing Association, whose president is Umar Kremlev of Russia, reportedly an acquaintance of President Vladimir Putin, has had its legitimacy scrutinized in recent years. (In Olympic boxing, there are no third-place matches, so two bronze medals are awarded to the semifinal losers.) Khelif also clinched an Olympic medal Saturday after defeating Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in a unanimous decision.

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The Serbian tennis legend had won all four Grand Slam titles and practically every honor there is in the sport, but the Olympic gold medal had escaped him. Paul Ellis / AFP via Getty ImagesSimone Biles' Olympic medal collection has officially reached double digits. , the American cyclist who didn’t even qualify for the Olympics but is now going home with a gold medal. Racing in a downpour, Julien Alfred won the first Olympic medal in any sport for Saint Lucia on Saturday when she took gold in the women's 100-meter final. the first Olympic medal in any sport for Saint Lucia on Saturday when she took gold in the women's 100-meter final.

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