Olympics-Boxing-Taiwan's Lin beats Uzbek Turdibekova amid fierce gender row

Paris 2024 Olympics - Boxing - Women's 57kg - Prelims - Round of 16 - North Paris Arena, Villepinte, France - August 02, 2024. Yu Ting Lin of Taiwan ahead of her fight against Sitora Turdibekova of Uzbekistan. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra

PARIS (Reuters) - Taiwan's double world champion Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender row, won her featherweight round of 16 bout against Uzbekistan's Sidora Turdibekova on points by unanimous decision at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

The 28-year-old Taiwanese, along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who won her round of 16 welterweight fight on Thursday against Italy's Angela Carini in 46 seconds, have been in the spotlight of the row after being cleared to compete in the Olympics.