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Taiwans President Lai Ching-te has backed boxer Lin Yu-ting after she reached the womens 57-kilogram final amid a gender eligibility row at the Paris Games. Despite misleading claims by the IBA (International Boxing Association) and bullying from several fronts, shes pushing forward with class and composure. Were in your corner. Give it your all!, he wrote on X on Thursday. Lin, as well as Imana Khelif from Algeria, are guaranteed medals in the womens boxing in Paris despite being disqualified from the IBAs womens world championships last year after failing unspecified gender tests. L