Olympic Boxing Roiled by Transgender Controversy
Khelif and Lin Compete as Women, Manuel as Transgender Man
Bacyadan Speaks Out on Being a Trans Man in Boxing
The contentious topic of gender in sport has made its way into a debate about how boxing is run at the Olympics.
Neither Khelif 25 nor two-time world champion Lin 28 identifies as transgender or intersex. Instead, this summer's Olympic boxing is being run as women's boxing, with no separate category for transgender or intersex athletes.
Olympic boxing hopeful Patricio Manuel made history on Saturday evening by becoming the first transgender male to fight.
Filipino boxer Hergie Bacyadan shares his thoughts about being a trans man in his sport a night before his debut bout, which he lost.
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