US EditionBoxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan wins her opening bout at the Paris Olympics amid controversy
- Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan won her opening Olympic boxing bout, while Imane Khelif of Algeria also faced controversy regarding gender eligibility.
- The IOC defends their participation, affirming both have valid female passports and no eligibility issues, despite IBA's past actions.
- Both athletes were disqualified from a previous world championship by the IBA for gender eligibility concerns, sparking international debate.
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The IBA boxing association disqualified Imane Khelif due to a gender test. However, at the Olympics, the association has nothing to report. The controversial president uses the debate to further heat up the topic. Meanwhile, Khelif wins the next duel and earns a medal.
The Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting won the ring against the Uzbek Sitora Turdibekova in a fight in the 57-kilogram category and was guaranteed to go to the quarterfinals in the Paris 2024 games. The Uzbek fighter withstood the direct blows of her opponent and managed on a couple of occasions to corner and block her by passing an arm over her neck. The audience also didn't hesitate to chant Turdibekova's name to cheer her up. But all that was not en…
Taiwan boxer in Olympics gender row Lin Yu-ting wins as controversy rages
One of the boxers at the centre of a gender controversy at the Olympics comfortably reached the quarter-finals Friday, as fellow fighters and public figures weighed into the furore. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting (in red) reacts after winning against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova (R) in the women’s 57kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 2, 2024. Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting beat Sitora T…
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