Olympics: Male Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Gold in Female Boxing Welterweight Division

Algerian male boxer Imane Khelif defeated Chinese boxer Yang Liu to win the gold medal in the female boxing welterweight division.

Yes.

A male, a person with XY chromosomes, won a gold medal in the female division of a sport.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) disqualified Khelif and Taiwanese male boxer Lin Yu-Ting after two sex tests showed they have XY chromosomes.

Lin fights for the gold in the featherweight division tomorrow.

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