Taiwan boxer Lin considered 'graceful exit' after Paris Games gold
World Boxing cleared the Taiwanese champion after 19 months in limbo, and she will move up to 60kg for the Asian Games.
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Taiwan boxer Lin considered 'graceful exit' after Paris Games gold
Lin and Imane Khelif of Algeria found themselves in the middle of a major gender row at the 2024 Games, with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and author J.K. Rowling among those wading in. The two boxers had been disqualified from the 2023 world championships by the International Boxing Association (IBA) after the organisation said they failed unspecified gender eligibility tests. However, the IOC allowed them to compete in Paris, saying they were victim…
In an interview with AFP, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting stated that she considered retiring after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, but ultimately decided to continue competing, partly because she wanted to respond to those who questioned her eligibility. AFP reported that Lin Yu-ting and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were embroiled in a gender controversy during the 2024 Paris Olympics, involving figures such as US President Donald Trum…
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