Olympic boxing: Lin Yu-ting secures medal amid gender eligibility row

Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting secures an Olympic boxing medal

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting is certain of a medal after reaching the Olympic featherweight semi-finals in Paris, as the over her eligibility for the women’s boxing event continues. Lin beat Svetlana Staneva of Bulgaria on Sunday (4 August) to guarantee herself at least a bronze medal. “I know all of Taiwan’s people are standing behind me and supporting me, and I will carry this energy to the end, she said, Sky News reported. “Even though I won this ma…

With these apparently intersex athletes, safety, equity and gender issues have found themselves at the heart of the Olympic debate. Explanation of the historical, medical and political issues of the scandal.

Second boxer who failed gender eligibility test secures Olympic medal

Both Taiwanese and Algerian athletes who failed the “eligibility criteria” last year won their boxing quarterfinals

Olympics | China secures five medals in boxing

PARIS, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- China guaranteed at least five bronze medals in the Paris Olympics boxing events, despite the loss of Xu Zichun in women's 57kg here on Sunday. Read full story

Paris 2024: Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin Defend Badminton Men's Doubles Title With Win Over Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang

Lee and Wang became the first men's doubles pair to retain the Olympic title as the Taiwanese pair beat Chinese shuttlers Weikeng and Chang 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 in an epic encounter at La Chapelle Arena.

Olympics-Badminton-Taiwan’s Lee, Wang beat China to win men’s doubles gold

By Richa Naidu PARIS (Reuters) -Taiwan’s Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin retained their Olympic badminton men’s doubles title on Sunday, beating China’s Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang 21-17 18-21 21-19 at the Porte de La Chapelle arena in Paris in a gripping final. The Taiwanese pair, who won gold in Tokyo and are childhood friends, fell to the floor screaming when they won an emotionally charged match that saw spectators chanting “Taiwan”, although the…