Paris CNN —For two-time Olympic track and field champion Caster Semenya, Paris 2024’s boxing was unusually poignant.
She took light welterweight gold on Friday night, besting her Chinese opponent in a dominant performance.
But her Olympics have been marred by allegations over her gender, citing a 2023 decision by a now-discredited boxing regulator to bar her from a women’s tournament.
Khelif was, “born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed as a female, has a female passport,” with IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said.
The IOC should be “making sure that all athletes that take part in Olympics are well protected,” Semenya said.
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