Boxer Lin Yu-ting today returned to international competition with a 5-0 victory in Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar, representing Taiwan at the Asian Boxing Elite Championships.
Today marked her first international appearance in 19 months, after she was barred from competing due to gender testing regulations imposed by World Boxing.
Competing in the women’s 60kg division, Lin defeated Thailand’s Thananya Somnuek 5-0 and received a perfect score of 10 from all five judges across all three rounds.
Photo courtesy of Chinese Taipei Boxing Association
Lin won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics and became a national icon after finding herself entangled in a gender controversy, despite the International Olympic Committee confirming her eligibility to compete in women’s boxing.
Eleven athletes are to compete in the women’s 60kg division at this year’s Asian Boxing Elite Championships.
Lin is to advance to the quarter-finals to face the top seed in the division, Japan’s Ayaka Taguchi.
She was approved to enter the championship on March 19 after undergoing a polymerase chain reaction genetic test to determine sex at birth and eligibility, the Chinese Taipei Boxing Association said.
After such a long break, the first match is always the toughest, said Tseng Tzu-chiang, her coach.
Tseng said he hoped Lin would continue delivering strong performances in the matches ahead.
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