Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei, boxer from Taiwan, shakes off gender questions, wins bout to assure medal
VILLEPINTE, France — Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal Olympics bout against Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in a unanimous decision Sunday that assured a medal for the featherweight representing Chinese Taipei.
VILLEPINTE, France — Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal Olympics bout against Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in a unanimous decision Sunday that assured a medal for the featherweight representing Chinese Taipei.
Lin has been fighting under cloud at Paris 2024, because she and another female boxer, from Algeria, have come under scrutiny due to baseless questions about their gender and eligibility to compete as women.
Those allegations continued after the bout when Staneva mocked the winner by making an "X" sign with her fingers in the ring. Staneva's taunt was meant to declare herself to be a woman with a pair of X chromosomes, the Bulgarian Olympic Team confirmed in a Facebook posting.
Lin, meanwhile, thanked her coaches for their training and for sacrificing time away from family. The fighter also said she’s appreciative of fans back home in Taiwan and promised to return a slew of messages sent to her via social media after the Olympics.
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting reacts after winning the women’s 57-kg quarterfinal boxing match during the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 4.Mohd Rasfan / AFP - Getty Images“I especially want to thank the public from Taiwan for standing behind me and giving me support and cheering me, although I don’t have the time to respond to every message you sent,” she said after the fight.
Rating: 5