Taiwanese boxer and Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting has been approved to compete in the Asian Boxing Elite Championships, the Chinese Taipei Boxing Association (CTBA) said yesterday.
The championships start on Saturday next week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Lin became entangled in a gender controversy, despite the International Olympic Committee confirming her eligibility to compete as a female boxer.
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In August last year, World Boxing mandated a new regulation that required all athletes to undergo a polymerase chain reaction. genetic test to determine their sex at birth and their eligibility.
Since the introduction of the test, Lin has missed several international competitions held by World Boxing.
In September last year, although Lin submitted her test results to World Boxing for the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England, she received no response and could not participate, the CTBA said.
The Ministry of Sports, formerly the Sports Administration, assembled a medical team to assist Lin in compiling supporting medical data, with the CTBA serving as the liaison since August.
After more than six months of appeals, World Boxing’s medical committee yesterday confirmed Lin’s eligibility for the Asian Championships, the CTBA said.
In principle, the decision suggests Lin could also compete at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, which start on Sept. 19.
Although Lin has not competed in an official international event for more than a year, she has continued to train. After the Lunar New Year holiday, she traveled to South Korea for a two-week training camp.
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