US EditionGender-row Olympic boxer Lin won't compete at worlds, says official
- Lin Yu-ting, a Taiwanese Olympic boxing gold medallist, will not compete at the 2025 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool starting September 4-14.
- Her absence follows World Boxing’s May 30 mandate requiring athletes over 18 to take PCR genetic tests to confirm sex at birth for eligibility, amid ongoing gender eligibility disputes.
- Lin and fellow boxer Khelif were excluded from IBA’s 2023 world championships for failing sex eligibility tests, but the IOC allowed them to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics despite social media attacks and rumors.
- Taiwan’s Boxing Association submitted Lin's test results to World Boxing but received no response by departure day, prompting the association to prevent her UK travel without participation guarantees.
- The situation implies prolonged policy discussions by World Boxing, with the potential to affect future athlete eligibility and competition participation until clear decisions finalize.
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The controversy over the new regulations of 'World Boxing', the international boxing federation, which forces athletes to undergo a femininity test before being able to participate in their different competitions, does not cease. If on the first day it was known that the pugile Algerian Imane Khelif, Olympic champion in Paris 2024, had officially opened the judicial battle against these tests, taking them to sports justice, on Tuesday it was kno…
·Spain
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Taiwanese Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting will not participate in the upcoming world championships in Liverpool, despite having passed the mandatory femininity test.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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"We cannot allow the athlete to travel to the UK without any assurances."
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