Lin Yu Ting, who along with Algerian boxer Imane Khelife, was embroiled in a gender row at the Paris Olympics, has pulled out of an International competition in Britain after the organizers questioned her ‘Gender Eligibility’. She was the gold medalist in the Paris Summer Olympics 2024 in the featherweight category and became the first Taiwanese to win a gold medal at the Olympics. According to a documentary of Lin’s school in Taiwan, She has been participating in women’s category since the middle school.
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Taiwan’s star boxer and Olympic gold medalist, Lin Yu Ting has secured the second spot amidst the gender eligibility controversy to guarantee a medal. Lin faced Bulgaria’s Stevlana Staneva in a heated bout, winning by unanimous decision. The match was marked by tension with Staneva’s coach accusing Lin of unsportsmanlike conduct and questioned her eligibility based on previous gender tests. Lin’s victory comes after when she and Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif were banned from previous from last year’s world championship due to disputed gender test results. Lin was due to compete in the World Boxing Cup finals in Sheffield starting Wednesday.
“She is female, meets all eligibility criteria, and successfully participated in the women’s boxing event in Paris, winning a gold medal. Unfortunately, as World Boxing is newly established and still navigating the development of its operational mechanisms, it lacks the clear regulatory policies of the IOC that ensure the protection of athletes’ rights“, Taiwan’s sports administration said in a statement.
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This was Lin’s first International event since Paris and to prevent any further harm to Lin, her coach and team staff decided to withdraw from the tournament. World Boxing is in talks with the IOC to take over running the sport at the Games after this gender eligibility controversy. Lin was called ‘Taiwan’s Daughter’ by the president of Taiwan, Lai Ching Te and the media after the Paris Olympics victory.
