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Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan clinched her first Olympic medal Sunday in front of a crowd tha stanley cup t chanted her name, one day after fellow boxer Imane Khelif of Algeria secured one as well following days of online abuse and intense scrutiny about their participation at the Paris Games.Lin defeated Svetlana Kamenova Staneva of Bulgaria 5:0 in a women s 57-kilogram quarterfinal, advancing t stanley cup o the semifinals and ensuring she will win at least a bronze medal.Lin and Khelif have been at the center of a clash over gender identity and regulations in sports, as critics have brought up their disqualification from the world ch stanley cup ampionships last year after the banned International Boxing Association claimed they failed unspecified eligibility tests for women s competition.Lin, who will face Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey at Roland-Garros on Wednesday, said her goal is to keep going and become a gold medalist. She did not mention any of the online scrutiny of the past few days and said that she shut down her social media before her first Olympic fight. I want to thank all the supporters from Taiwan, she said.RELATED STORY | Imane Khelif is taking the Olympic boxing ring after days of gender outcryStane Idpe Missoula s KettleHouse Brewing closes Northside taproom
American fashion brand Bstroy has received fierce criticism on social media after displaying school shooting-themed hoodies at a show during New York Fashion Week.The brand s spring/summer 2020 collection, designed by Brick Owens and Duey Ca adidas campus torze, featured distressed hoodies reading Stoneman Douglas, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech and Columbine, the sites of four of the deadliest school shootings in the US.Photos from the show posted on the brand s Instagram account, as well as Owens account, quickly drew outrage, with some commenters identi mizuno fying themselves as survivors or relatives of victims.On a photo of the Stoneman Douglas hoodie, one person commented, My dead classmates dying should not be a f***ing fashion statement. Another commented on a photo of the Columbine design: As a victim of Columbine, I am appalled. This is disgusting. Y yeezy ou can draw awareness another way but don t you dare make money off of our tragedy. On Twitter, a spokesperson for the Vicky Soto Memorial Fund, established after teacher Victoria Soto was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, posted, This is just absolutely horrific. A company is make light of our pain and other s pain for fashion. Sellin |
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