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Two boxers who were banned from the Women's World Championship last year for being deemed biologically male are fighting at the Paris Olympics.
The controversy has attracted the attention of the media, as well as the betting community.
Our shop is reporting a seismic shift in its Gold Medal odds toward Lin Yu-Ting from Taiwan (featherweight, 57kg) and Imane Khelif from Algeria (welterweight, 66kg).
"We've seen non-stop bets come in on these two boxers since this story caught fire," Sportsbook Manager Adam Burns said. "Customers who have never bet on boxing ever before with us are unloading on these markets to back Khelif and Lin, and the one-sided wagering has forced us to drastically move the numbers."
BetOnline initially gave Khelif 7/2 odds (+350) to capture the gold in Paris, but over the past 48 hours she has moved to the overwhelming, odds-on favorite.
Lin was always favored for the gold in her division, but her odds have been cut in half since opening at 2/1.
Here are the current Gold Medal odds:
Women's 57kg Gold Medal Champion (Featherweight)
Lin Yu-Ting (TPE) 1/1
Svetlana Staneva (BUL) 7/2
Nasthy Petecio (PHI) 6/1
Amina Zidani (FRA) 8/1
Karina Ibragimova (KAZ) 8/1
Alyssa Mendoza (USA) 14/1
Xu Zichun (CHN) 16/1
Jucielen Romeu (BRA) 25/1
Esra Yildiz (TUR) 33/1
Julia Szeremeta (POL) 33/1
Michaela Walsh (IRE) 33/1
Ashleyann Lozada (PUR) 40/1
Tina Rahimi (AUS) 66/1
Sitora Turdibekova (UZB) 80/1
Khouloud Hlimi (TUN) 100/1
Valeria Arboleda (COL) 100/1
Women's 57kg Gold Medal Champion (Welterweight)
Imane Khelif (ALG) 1/3
Busenaz Sumerneli (TUR) 2/1
Yang Liu (CHN) 12/1
Morelle McCane (USA) 20/1
Janjaem Suwannapheng (THA) 28/1
Barbara Maria Dos Santos (BRA) 33/1
Chen Nien-Chin (TPE) 33/1
Navbakhor Khamidova (UZB) 33/1
Oshin Derieuw (BEL) 33/1
Angela Carini (ITA) 40/1
Aneta Rygielska (POL) 50/1
Alcinda Panguana (MOZ) 66/1
Brigitte Mbabi (COD) 66/1
Luca Hamori (HUN) 66/1
Marissa Williamson (AUS) 150/1
Ivanusa Moreira (CPV) 200/1
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