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Lin Aiming to Compete at Worlds Despite Gender Tests

World Boxing's new policy requires women boxers to submit PCR genetic tests to confirm sex at birth, aiming to ensure fairness and safety in competition, officials said.

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Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at last year's Paris Olympics, has no plans to skip the world championships in Liverpool, her coach Tseng Tzu-chiang has said.

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World Boxing, the international boxing federation provisionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has announced the introduction of mandatory sex testing for all athletes over 18 years of age. This measure, which seeks to ensure integrity and safety in sport, will be applied for the first time in the female category of the World Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom, from 4 to 14 September 2025. The new Policy of Elig…

Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting, an Olympic champion at the box in 2024, in the category -57 kg, will be subject to the mandatory gene test established by World Boxing, prior to World Liverpool Championships next month, announced his trainer.

Lin Yu-ting will have to undergo a mandatory femininity test, if she intends to participate in the Liverpool World Championships.

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Folha de S.Paulo broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, August 21, 2025.
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